Primary Recipient

ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STUDENTS CLUB INC, THE

Amount

$464,646.00

Award Date

6/04/2009

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

Plague caused by the bacterium, Yersinia pestis (Y. pestis) remains an infectious disease of concern to public health due to the absence of a vaccine for humans and the isolation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Y. pestis is also a threat as a biological