Primary Recipient

WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Amount

$439,943.00

Award Date

7/20/2009

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

Tuberculosis is a leading health problem worldwide. Mycobacterium tuberculosis virulence is based on its capability to reside inside macrophages. At the center of its pathogenic strategy is the handling of involved heavy metals (Cu+, Zn2+, Fe2+, Mn2+, et