Primary Recipient

SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH

Amount

$1,034,186.00

Award Date

9/07/2009

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

Neural stem cells (NSCs) can be propagated in vitro for extensive periods of time while retaining the ability todifferentiate into neurons, astrocytes and oligodendrocytes. However, NSCs are limited in their potential toyield specific neuron types. Nave N