Primary Recipient

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Amount

$137,250.00

Award Date

5/01/2009

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

Hyperglycemia in diabetes leads to kidney damage that may ultimately culminate in end stage renal disease (ESRD), the most severe stage of chronic kidney disease. ESRD patients must rely on frequent hemodialysis treatments to extend life. Some ESRD patien