Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

Amount

$191,250.00

Award Date

8/17/2009

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

The role of innervation for hormone secretion in human islets. Understanding the biology of the endocrine pancreas, the islets of Langerhans, is crucial for any type of therapy for diabetes mellitus, a devastating disease affecting millions worldwide.