CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR INFLUENZA RESEARCH AND SURVEILLANCE (CEIRS): UNIVERSAL INFLUENZA RESEARCH EFFORTS

Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, New York NY

Investigators

Abstract

To determine the molecular, ecologic and/or environmental factors that influence the evolution, emergence, transmission and pathogenicity of influenza viruses, including studies on animal influenza viruses with pandemic potential and to characterize the immune response to influenza infection to improve understanding of the immune correlates of protection and cross-protection.