Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01AI033586-03
Application #
2068637
Study Section
Tropical Medicine and Parasitology Study Section (TMP)
Project Start
1994-01-01
Project End
1997-12-31
Budget Start
1996-01-01
Budget End
1997-12-31
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
1996
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Department
Zoology
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
041544081
City
Champaign
State
IL
Country
United States
Zip Code
61820
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