Primary Recipient

MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Amount

$734,819.00

Award Date

7/20/2009

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

Alcoholic liver disease affects more than 2.5 million people and costs in excess of $1.5 billion/year for treatment and lost productivity in the U.S.. Alcohol use remains the most common cause of liver-related mortality. Worldwide, alcoholic liver disease