Primary Recipient

YALE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$82,556.00

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

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an RNA virus that chronically infects an estimated 120-170 million people worldwide, with up to 20% developing liver diseases such as cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The ability of HCV to establish life-long infection at