CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR INFLUENZA RESEARCH AND SURVEILLANCE (CEIRS) https://reporter.nih.gov/search/OADyTahJGEqmQWnOSAyczA/project-details/8936435 Project 272201400008C-0-0-1 – Total funding: $7,336,466 The project includes studies on animal influenza viruses with pandemic potential. Aim: 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