On Jun. 17, 2022, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI) announced a 5-year, $11.4 million grant from the Human Immunology Project Consortium (HIPC) to help understanding how viruses impact the immune system.

The grant will enable Carmen Mikacenic, MD, and Matt Altman, MD, MPhil, to study around 250 people who have immune system diseases linked with higher risk for complications from respiratory viruses.