Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON

Amount

$365,418.00

Award Date

5/15/2009

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

Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infects the gastric mucosa of >50% of the world's population. Infection with this gram negative bacterium results in significant gastroduodenal diseases that include chronic gastritis, ulcers and cancer. Prevalence rates of Hp inf