BLR&D Research Career Scientist Award Application
BLR&D Research Career Scientist Award Application
批准号:
9911970
负责人:
SEBASTIAN JOYCE
金额:
$0.0万
依托单位国家:
美国
项目类别:
财政年份:
2019
资助国家:
美国
项目状态:
已结题
起止时间:
2019-04-01 至 2024-03-31
关键词:
Acute DiseaseAddressAdjuvantAdultAerosolsAfghanistanAgingAmerican Association for the Advancement of ScienceAmerican Cancer SocietyAntigen PresentationAntigen Presentation PathwayAntigensAppointmentAreaAwardBasic ScienceBiochemicalBiochemical ProcessBiochemistryBiologicalBiologyBotanyCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell physiologyCellsCellular biologyCessation of lifeChemistryChronicChronic DiseaseClinicalClinical ManagementCollaborationsCommunicable DiseasesCountryCytotoxic T-LymphocytesDental SchoolsDiagnosisDiseaseDoctor of PhilosophyDrug resistanceDrug resistance in tuberculosisEffector CellEpitopesExposure toFoundationsFunctional disorderFunding AgencyGenerationsGenomic approachGoalsGrantHealthImmuneImmune responseImmune systemImmunityImmunologic MemoryImmunologic SurveillanceImmunologicsImmunologyIncidenceIndiaInfectionInfectious AgentInstitutionInternationalIraqJapanJournalsKoreaLaboratoriesLipidsLungMaintenanceMalignant NeoplasmsMediatingMedicineMemoryMentorsMicrobiologyMilitary PersonnelModelingMolecularMorbidity - disease rateMucosal ImmunityMucous MembraneMulti-Drug ResistanceMycobacterium tuberculosisOutcomePathologyPeer ReviewPennsylvaniaPeptidesPharmaceutical PreparationsPhysiologyPlayPopulationPoxviridaePre-Clinical ModelPrivatizationProcessProteinsProteomicsPublicationsPublishingRegimenReportingResearchResearch PersonnelResearch SupportRespiratory Tract InfectionsRoleScienceScientistSiteSubunit VaccinesSumSurfaceSystemT memory cellT-LymphocyteT-Lymphocyte EpitopesTestingTimeTissuesTuberculosisUnited States National Institutes of HealthUniversitiesVaccinatedVaccinationVaccine DesignVaccinesVeteransVirginiaVisitWarWorkZoologyaustinbasecareerclinical practicecollegedesignfaculty researchhumanized mouseimmunoreactionindexinginsightinterdisciplinary approachmicrobialmicroorganism antigenmortalitymouse modelnanoparticlepathogenpathogenic microbepre-clinicalpreventprofessorprogramsresistant strainrespiratorysealtenure tracktranslational medicinetransmission processvaccine candidatevaccine delivery
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The overarching goal of my research program is to understand the molecular mechanisms of immune
surveillance mediated by tissue-resident memory T cells that patrol the mucosal barrier of the lungs to control
infectious diseases and cancers. My laboratory is best recognized for its contributions to the cell biology and
biochemistry of MHC and MHC-like CD1d molecules. These molecules play important roles in protein and
lipid antigen presentation and, thereby, control T cell and natural killer T (NKT) cell biology, respectively. In
recent years, our research focus has turned toward harnessing what we have learnt in basic immunology to
augment immune reaction through vaccine and adjuvant design to prevent or treat microbial infections and
cancer, deathly diseases that ail humankind: We recently reported a strategy for CD8+ T cell-targeted vaccine
design to identify targets that confer protective immunity against poxvirus disease (J. Clin. Invest. 123: 1976—
1987;; 2013). Using this model, we have elucidated the mechanisms of induction, maintenance and action of
tissue resident memory (Trm) CD8+ T cells and how Trm cells impart lung/pulmonary mucosal immunity (Cell
Rep 16: 1800;; 2016). New work supported by the Research Career Scientist and the VA Merit will refine the
above strategies to devise ways to identify, characterize and develop vaccine candidates against tuberculosis.
Aims of this project are, (a) to identify T cell epitopes that will protect against pulmonary M tuberculosis
infection in a preclinical humanized mouse model;; (b) to identify globally protective epitopes that cross MHC
restriction barriers;; and (c) to characterize nanoparticle-based delivery systems for intracellular STING-
targeted adjuvant and antigen delivery. Hence, as a Research Career Scientist, I hope to identify T cell
epitopes that will protect against tuberculosis and devise ways to enhance immunological memory at the lung
mucosal surfaces by vaccinating with subunit vaccines and intracellular adjuvants. This outcome will impact
clinical management of tuberculosis as well as other respiratory infectious diseases and cancers.
My research program was developed through numerous collaborations with investigators at the VA, the
University Affiliate, the NIH, and at national and international institutions. I have published over 120 articles,
several in top-tier journals. These works have been cited over 9,700 times, and have an h-index of 48 and an
i10-index of 93. Significantly, our research has been continuously supported by federal grants over the last
20+ years and by a VA Merit Award over the last four years. In sum, I am well-poised to serve our Veterans
as a Research Career Scientist. Through this appointment, I hope to enhance research in vaccines and
vaccine delivery mechanisms that will utilize T cell epitopes. The emerging vaccines and delivery mechanisms
will enhance immunological memory at the lung mucosal surfaces through vaccination with subunit vaccines
and intracellular adjuvants to mediate protective immunity against infectious diseases and cancers.
Our Veterans are exposed to deathly infectious diseases, such as tuberculosis and cancers. For example,
the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq as well as deployment in Korea and other South Eastern countries have
contributed to the tuberculosis incidence in the US Military. A recent study identified 113 Veterans in Western
US with confirmed tuberculosis diagnosis between 2010—2013. The incidence has since risen amongst our
Veterans. Another study noted that of the 42 Veterans diagnosed with latent TB, only ~43% had initiated
treatment and only ~31% had completed the drug regimen. This foretells a grim situation as the untreated
Veteran population, especially those with latent TB infection, are potential disease transmitters;; still worse,
those that do not complete the drug regimen can raise drug-resistant strains for transmission. Hence, our
research and its outcomes will directly impact clinical practice paradigms against tuberculosis and other
respiratory infectious diseases. Thus, our research will better the lives of Veterans.
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Vaccinating at Mucosal Surfaces with Nanoparticle-conjugated Antigen and Adjuvant
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批准号:10587388
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$0.0万
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财政年份:2023
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负责人:SEBASTIAN JOYCE
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依托单位:
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批准号:10454202
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$0.0万
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财政年份:2019
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负责人:SEBASTIAN JOYCE
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依托单位:
Molecular Basis of CD1D and Natural Killer T Cell Function
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批准号:10203802
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$51.62万
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财政年份:2019
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负责人:SEBASTIAN JOYCE
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依托单位:
Molecular Basis of CD1D and Natural Killer T Cell Function
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批准号:10443746
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资助金额:$51.05万
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负责人:SEBASTIAN JOYCE
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依托单位:
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批准号:10436179
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$44.76万
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财政年份:2018
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负责人:SEBASTIAN JOYCE
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依托单位:
Head & Neck Cancer Neoantigen Characterization & Therapeutic Targeting
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批准号:10180937
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$45.54万
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财政年份:2018
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负责人:SEBASTIAN JOYCE
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依托单位:
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批准号:8974276
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资助金额:$0.0万
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财政年份:2014
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负责人:SEBASTIAN JOYCE
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依托单位:
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财政年份:2014
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依托单位:
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批准号:9269291
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$39.5万
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财政年份:2014
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负责人:SEBASTIAN JOYCE
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依托单位:
Processing and Presentation of Minor Histocompatibility Antigens that Cause GvHD
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批准号:8614968
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项目类别:
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财政年份:2014
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负责人:SEBASTIAN JOYCE
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依托单位:
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批准号:8633616
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$0.0万
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财政年份:2014
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负责人:SEBASTIAN JOYCE
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依托单位:
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资助金额:$0.0万
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财政年份:2014
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负责人:SEBASTIAN JOYCE
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依托单位:
Processing and Presentation of Minor Histocompatibility Antigens that Cause GvHD
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项目类别:
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资助金额:$39.5万
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财政年份:2014
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负责人:SEBASTIAN JOYCE
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财政年份:2014
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负责人:SEBASTIAN JOYCE
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资助金额:$0.0万
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负责人:SEBASTIAN JOYCE
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资助金额:$0.0万
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负责人:SEBASTIAN JOYCE
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依托单位:
海外基金