Primary Recipient

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Amount

$1,078,635.00

Award Date

9/11/2009

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

Oligomers formed by the amyloid beta peptide, A-beta, have been shown to be neurotoxic, can permeabilize biological membranes and are believed to be critical players in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Applying traditional approaches to study these oligomers and