Primary Recipient

SEATTLE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Amount

$505,715.00

Award Date

5/15/2009

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

Tuberculosis (TB) retains its place as a global scourge, killing an estimated 2 million people per year despite the availability of chemotherapy. The huge majority of cases are clinically latent and remain difficult to diagnose. Control of the global epid