Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

Amount

$351,606.00

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

It has been shown that peripheral clearance of amyloid beta peptides reduces amyloid beta peptide levels in the brain through what has been termed a 'sink effect'. We have exploited this 'sink effect' by showing that the peptidase neprilysin, when express

Recipients Connected to Award

Recipient	Role	Amount
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY	Primary recipient	$234,079.00
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THE	Sub-recipient	$117,527.00