Primary Recipient

YALE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$455,125.00

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

Age-related macular degeneration is the predominant cause of vision loss in adults over 65. Lack of effective treatment stems from both the complexity of the disease, and lack of good animal models in which to study it. This proposal offers the potential