

Bruce Klein, MD, professor and chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, will be a part of a three-site R24 study, “Fungal Antigen Resources for Development of Vaccines and Diagnostics,” funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to identify human CD4+ T cell epitopes from 12 proteins conserved in the pathogenic fungus Blastomyces dermatitidis, Histoplasma capsulatum, and Coccidioides sp. Marcel Wuethrich, PhD, distinguished scientist III, Division of Infectious Diseases, is a co-investigator on this project. The award is expected to total $6,135,790. Funding for this grant began in July of this year and will continue through June 2030.