This federal contract award to Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), valued at $6,975,080.00, was issued by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to support research on the "Genetic and Structural Basis for Virus Neutralization." The contract, which has a period of performance through September 15, 2029, does not have a set-aside designation.
The contract is related to a broader NIAID program focused on enhancing the understanding of basic immunology and developing vaccines, therapeutics, and medical diagnostics to prevent, treat, and diagnose infectious and immune-mediated diseases. Specifically, the research aims to discover and validate novel human B cell epitopes associated with antibody-mediated protection or pathogenesis, autoimmune diseases, allergies, and transplant rejection or tolerance. VUMC, a leading academic medical center, has extensive experience managing large, multi-year federal research awards from agencies like NIH, and will leverage its specialized expertise to advance the scientific objectives of this contract.
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