Primary Recipient

RECTOR & VISITORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

Amount

$770,000.00

Award Date

9/20/2009

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

Epilepsy affects about 2.5 million people in the United States. If not properly controlled by antiepileptic drugs, seizure disorders can lead to lower quality of life and loss of productivity. One class of epilepsy is called idiopathic generalized epileps