Dr. Jason A. Carlyon selected for once-in-a-lifetime NIH MERIT award

With this prestigious award, Carlyon will receive up to 10 more years of continuous funding to support the development of a vaccine for human granulocytic anaplasmosis, the second most common tickborne disease in the United States.


Jason A. Carlyon, Ph.D., is a professor and researcher in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. (Photo by DeAudrea 'Sha' Aguado, VCU School of Medicine)

Jason A. Carlyon, Ph.D., is a professor and researcher in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. (Photo by DeAudrea 'Sha' Aguado, VCU School of Medicine)


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By Amber Logan VCU School of Medicine amber.logan@vcuhealth.org

August 11, 2022