Host immune suppression as a key adaptation enabling bacterial symbioses — NSF Award to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hil
Bacterial symbionts are widespread among animals and plants and often provide beneficial functions that profoundly influence their hosts' biology. Insects, in particular, have repeatedly formed symbioses with microbes for metabolism, nutrition, and protection. Insect immune systems are tasked with the challenge of cont
| Award title | Host immune suppression as a key adaptation enabling bacterial symbioses |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2528649 |
| Awardee | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| City | CHAPEL HILL |
| State | NC |
| Amount obligated | $361,227 |
| Principal investigator | Benjamin Parker |
| Program | Symbiosis Infection & Immunity |
| Start date | 01/01/2025 |
| Abstract | Bacterial symbionts are widespread among animals and plants and often provide beneficial functions that profoundly influence their hosts' biology. Insects, in particular, have repeatedly formed symbioses with microbes for metabolism, nutrition, and protection. Insect immune systems are tasked with the challenge of controlling and regulating beneficial microbes while combating often closely-related pathogenic microbes. A critical unanswered question is whether the insect immune system is a key me |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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