Primary Recipient

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY

Amount

$218,250.00

Award Date

7/17/2009

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

Prostate cancer is the second most common form of cancer in American males. Genotoxic agents, such as ionizing radiation, ultraviolet light, and oxidizing compounds that are generated in normal cellular processes, can damage DNA and are a major cause of c