Grant: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
Primary Recipient
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
Amount
$100,000.00
Award Date
2/01/2010
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
Central goal is to elucidate the role of a MAP3K known as MLK3 (mixed lineage kinase-3) in inducing beta cell death. The rationale behind our studies is the demonstration that both cytokines and lipids, like ceramide, act as specific agonists of MLK3, su