# Colorado Mycobacteria Conference: Focus on NTM

> **NIH NIH R13** · COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $12,000

## Abstract

Abstract
 Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) comprise a large, diverse group of bacteria usually found in soil,
water and wild and domestic animal populations. NTM were not recognized as significant sources of
pulmonary disease until relatively recently. Unlike Mycobacterium tuberculosis, NTM do not cause
tuberculosis (TB), but can cause skin and soft tissue infections, disseminated infections and severe lung
disease, and pose a particular threat for those afflicted with cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) or pre-existing bronchiectasis. There is currently no vaccine to protect from NTM infections.
NTM are also intrinsically resistant to most existing antimicrobials. Among new antimicrobials currently under
various stages of development, including those to treat TB, few have potent anti-NTM activity. Multiple studies
indicate that the prevalence of NTM disease is increasing globally. The incidence and prevalence of NTM lung
disease (NTM-LD) in the U.S. is also increasing, and now surpasses that of TB. However, we have a
fundamentally poor understanding of NTM and the diseases they cause. The goals of the Colorado
Mycobacteria Conference: Focus on NTM are to help fill the existing gaps in basic and translational NTM
research by bringing together junior and senior scientists, clinicians and public health officials that do not often
attend the same conferences, highlighting new findings, discussing lessons learned and, importantly, training
the next generations of researchers and clinicians.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10001954
- **Project number:** 1R13AI152549-01
- **Recipient organization:** COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** DEAN C CRICK
- **Activity code:** R13 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $12,000
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 2021-08-01 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10001954

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10001954, Colorado Mycobacteria Conference: Focus on NTM (1R13AI152549-01). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10001954. Licensed CC0.

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