Grants

Explore our grant funding in the Carpenter Lab in the Departments of Medicine and Pathology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

Determining protective features of human memory T cells to inform Mycobacterium tuberculosis vaccine development.

Grant Number: K08 AI163407

Funding Date: 8/11/2022 – 7/31/2027

Grant Funder: NIH/NIAID

Participant and Role: Carpenter (PI)

The major goals of this project are to determine the frequency, functions and antigen specificity of memory CD4 T cells that are able to recognize and respond to Mtb-infected macrophages.


Overcoming restrained lung trafficking by memory CD4+ T cells to prevent active TB in people living with HIV.

Grant Number: R21 AI167675

Funding Date: 8/5/2022 – 7/31/2024

Grant Funder: NIH/NIAID

Participant and Role: Carpenter, Freeman (co-PIs)

This project proposes to identify the functional differences in T cell responses to latent Mtb infection among HIV+ and HIV- individuals to further our understanding for why those with HIV are more likely to develop active TB despite having CD4 counts > 500.


Protective attributes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific human lung resident memory CD4 T cells.

Grant Number: Catalyst Award 924107

Funding Date: 7/1/2022 – 6/30/2024

Grant Funder: American Lung Association

Participant and Role: Carpenter (PI)

Identification of the functional differences in circulating and lung resident memory T cell responses to latent Mtb infection among individuals at higher vs. lower risk of developing active TB.


Internal Research Funds

Grant Funder: University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Participant and Role: Carpenter (PI)