The MBS research program at the University of the District of Columbia consists of four individual subprojects which are as follows: Project #2 - """"""""The Binding Sites of Yeast Invertase"""""""" - Dr. Blackman; Project #3 - """"""""A Morphological and Immunological Study of Schistosomules from Immune and Non-Immune Mice"""""""" - Dr. Cousin; Project #6 -""""""""Conformational Studies on Constituents of Nucleic Acids in Solution"""""""" -Dr. Kondo; Project #7 - """"""""The Effect of 5-Azacytidine on the Biochemical and Biological Activity of Simian Virus 40"""""""" - Dr. Johnson-Thompson. These projects are designed to provide for both faculty and undergraduate student research and also to enhance the research capability of this institution.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Type
Minority Biomedical Research Support - MBRS (S06)
Project #
5S06RR008005-14
Application #
3513726
Study Section
General Research Support Program Advisory Committee (GRS)
Project Start
1977-06-01
Project End
1988-05-31
Budget Start
1985-06-01
Budget End
1986-05-31
Support Year
14
Fiscal Year
1985
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of the District of Columbia
Department
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
137460275
City
Washington
State
DC
Country
United States
Zip Code
20008
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Johnson-Thompson, M; Albury, D (1988) Azapyrimidine analogues: inhibition of viral DNA synthesis and protein synthesis in SV40 infected BSC-1 cells. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol 24:1114-20
Cousin, C E; Dorsey, C (1987) An unsheathed biciliated sensory papilla associated with the tegument of Schistosoma mansoni. J Parasitol 73:675-7
Cousin, C E; Stirewalt, M A; Dorsey, C H et al. (1986) Schistosoma mansoni: comparative development of schistosomules produced by artificial techniques. J Parasitol 72:606-9
Cousin, C E; Stirewalt, M A; Dorsey, C H (1986) Schistosoma mansoni: transformation of cercariae to schistosomules in ELAC, saline and phosphate-buffered saline. J Parasitol 72:609-11
Dorsey, C H; Cousin, C E (1986) Schistosoma mansoni: a new parenchymal cell in cercariae. Exp Parasitol 61:33-41