Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

Amount

$218,818.00

Award Date

9/11/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is a medically important pathogen worldwide, with a prevalence rate of over 20% in the US. The physical pain and psychosocial stress due to recurrent herpetic genital lesions have pr