Primary Recipient

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY

Amount

$697,393.00

Award Date

9/30/2009

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

HSV-1 virus infection of the cornea is a leading cause of infectious blindness. Corneal damage results from virus-induced inflammation of the cornea. These studies will address the role that corneal anti-inflammatory proteins play during herpetic c