COVID 19 Supplement - NIH TCF TASK AREA B-1

NIH RePORTER · NIH · N01 · $400,000 · view on reporter.nih.gov ↗

Abstract

The NIH Tetramer Core Facility (TCF) distributes high quality reagents for detection of innate T cell and classical CD4 and CD8 T cell populations. This Facility also conducts R&D to produce new reagents and improve existing tetramer technologies. The TCF is producing MHC class I and class II tetramers for isolation and characterization of SARS-CoV2-specific CD4 and CD8 T cells, and is also developing SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein tetramers for detection and characterization of SARS-CoV2 specific B cells. Thus far, 56 MHC tetramers have been distributed to the community, an additional 35 are in-process. Orders are expected to increase as COVID-related research increases. Additional reagents will be produced and distributed as new T cell epitopes and B cell antigen targets are identified. These tetramer reagents will be invaluable tools for evaluation of adaptive immune responses in COVID-19 patients or in response to candidate vaccines.

Key facts

NIH application ID
10301515
Project number
75N93020D00005-0-759302000002-2
Recipient
EMORY UNIVERSITY
Principal Investigator
JOHN ALTMAN
Activity code
N01
Funding institute
NIH
Fiscal year
2020
Award amount
$400,000
Award type
Project period
2020-09-01 → 2022-03-20