Primary Recipient

MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Amount

$169,500.00

Award Date

4/29/2009

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

Prematurity, enteral formula feeding, and bacterial colonization are three major risk factors for neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). The hallmark pathologic findings in NEC are intestinal mucosal injuries. However, the etiology and pathogenesis of