Krams, Martinez Receive $3M NIH Grant
September 25, 2023
Dr. Sheri Krams
Dr. Olivia Martinez
Drs. Sheri Krams and Olivia Martinez have received a new grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The more than $3M will fund their research project “Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) Driven Mechanisms of Post Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disease” over the next five years.
“This award expands our research program on EBV in transplant recipients and builds from our earlier clinical trial on viral genomics and laboratory studies on EBV immunity, “said Dr. Olivia Martinez. “As part of this program we are excited to collaborate with other members of the NCI EBV-Associated Lymphoma Consortium (EALC) to advance research and new therapeutics for EBV-associated cancers.”
Both Krams and Martinez are professors in the Division of Abdominal Transplantation.
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