Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS

Amount

$806,750.00

Award Date

9/03/2009

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

Pituitary adenomas are among the most prevalent of human tumors, affecting over 15% of the population in the United States. However, it is not yet known what regulates the division of endocrine cells in adults. Hedgehog (Hh)/Gli and Fgf-mediated cell-cel