Primary Recipient

DUKE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$287,517.00

Award Date

9/25/2009

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

Drosophila's Dorsal Closure is a model system for cell sheet morphogenesis during development and wound healing. We plan to investigate the molecular, cellular, and emergent properties that drive morphogenesis during closure using biophysical (laser micro