Primary Recipient

MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$29,887.00

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

Focus on manufacturing RNA-bound nanoparticles (RNPs). For this purpose gold, manganese or zinc-based core nanoparticles (NPs) will be prepared and RNA attached via delivery-enhancing materials (protamine or PAMAM dendrimer). Ultimately, as proof-of-princ