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The Vector Molecular Biology Section focuses on understanding how molecules from arthropod vectors are critical for the success of pathogen transmission and translating this knowledge into disease control opportunities.

Last Reviewed: September 27, 2022

National Institutes of Health scientists and their collaborators have identified an internal communication network in mammals that may regulate tissue repair and inflammation, providing new insights on how diseases such as obesity and inflammatory skin disorders develop. The new research is published in Cell. The billions of organisms living on body surfaces such as the skin of mammals

Published: June 23, 2021

Jordan Report: Accelerated Development of Vaccines (2002) from NIAID includes updates on vaccine research for specific infectious diseases.

Last Reviewed: December 31, 2002

Office of Research on Women’s Health and NIH Support for Research on Women’s Health Report of the Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health: Fiscal Years 2019–2020 508-compliant PDF

Last Reviewed: March 8, 2022

Interactions between intracellular bacteria and their hosts in Wolbachia-host symbiotic systems Host-parasite interactions in filarial worm infections Study of arbovirus transmission using vector (mosquito) cells Role of microRNA in prokaryotic-eukaryotic cellular interactions

Last Reviewed: July 6, 2020

We study how Salmonella Typhimurium interacts with mammalian host cells and the roles these interactions play in pathogenesis.

Last Reviewed: September 28, 2022

Olivia Steele-Mortimer, Ph.D., is Deputy Chief of the Laboratory of Bacteriology and Chief of the Salmonella-Host Cell Interactions Section. Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) is a common cause of gastroenteritis in humans. Our group studies how S. Typhimurium interacts with mammalian cells.

Last Reviewed: July 12, 2022

On this page, we give you detailed information about writing an effective Research Plan when applying for a NIH grant.

Last Reviewed: January 8, 2025

The 206 th meeting of the National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council (NAAIDC) convened virtually at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 30, 2024. Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) presided as chair. In accordance with the provisions of Public Law 92-463, the meeting was open to the public from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and from 1

Last Reviewed: May 21, 2024

The 202nd meeting of the National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council (NAAIDC) convened virtually at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, September 12, 2022. Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) presided as chair. In accordance with the provisions of Public Law 92-463, the meeting was open to the public from 10:30 a.m. to 11:44 a.m. and from 1

Last Reviewed: January 27, 2023