Primary Recipient

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (THE)

Amount

$207,218.00

Award Date

8/15/2009

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

We propose to study a novel mechanism by which sensory neurons detect noxious stimuli. The ability to detect noxious stimuli is critical to survival, but can also be the source of unwanted pain. Injurious chemical, thermal and mechanical stimuli are trans