The Role of Sex Steroid Hormones in CD4+ T Cell-Mediated Immune Responses to Tuberculosis
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Funding Fogarty Program
Emerging Global Leader
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
The Role of Sex Steroid Hormones in CD4+ T Cell-Mediated Immune Responses to Tuberculosis
Principal Institution
University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Dabitao, Djeneba
Project Contact Information
Email: ddabitao@icermali.org
Year(s) Awarded
2019–2024
Country
Mali
Collaborators
Northwestern University
Johns Hopkins University
Project Description
The incidence of active tuberculosis (TB) is higher in men than women around the world, suggesting that being male increases the risk of progressing to active TB. Gaining a better understanding of why men are more likely to develop active TB and/or why women are less likely to progress to active TB could provide us with innovative, new ways to treat and prevent TB.
The goal of this Global Emerging Leader award is to establish Djeneba Dabitao, PharmD, Ph.D., as a leading, independent investigator and future mentor in research focused on the role of sex differences in immune responses, disease susceptibility, and treatment outcomes of infectious diseases, particularly in tuberculosis (TB).
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