Primary Recipient

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Amount

$918,058.00

Award Date

5/30/2009

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

Lung transplants have been performed in over 20,000 individuals with advanced lung disease, with two-year survival of 70% and dramatic improvements in quality of life. However, long-term survival rates remain lower than those of kidney, heart, and liver r