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The Host Interactions with Bacterial Pathogens [HIBP] Study Section reviews R01 applications involving studies that focus on bacterial factors that alter/affect host cells, or the host aspect of the host pathogen interaction. Specific areas covered by HIBP:

• Molecular basis for bacteria-host interactions including: in vivo survival and growth, intracellular replication dissemination, intercellular spread
• Immune response of the host to bacteria, characterization of the role of immunomodulators and effector molecules in pathogenicity, manipulation and evasion of innate and adaptive immune responses
• Interplay between bacteria and host cell components and processes, subversion and manipulation of normal host cell processes
• Mechanisms of asymptomatic colonization and the balance between infection and disease, and commensalism and pathogenicity
• Animal models of infection and disease, including host genetic determinants of susceptibility and resistance and surrogate hosts

Study sections with most closely related areas of similar science listed in rank order are:

Bacterial Pathogenesis [BACP]
Immunity and Host Defense [IHD]
Innate Immunity and Inflammation [III]
Oral, Dental and Craniofacial Sciences [ODCS]
AIDS-associated Opportunistic Infections and Cancer [AOIC]