Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, THE

Amount

$745,884.00

Award Date

7/16/2009

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

Severe sepsis is a systemic response to infection that culminates in acute organ failure. Preclinical models of sepsis demonstrate that a disturbed microvasculature characterized by hyporesponsive vessels and heterogeneous flow contributes to organ failur