Primary Recipient

PURDUE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$752,271.00

Award Date

9/30/2009

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

DESCRIPTION: Osteoporosis is a serious health concern of the elderly that is expected to become more prevalent as the US population ages. Like many complex physiological systems, bone biology is dependent on both genetic factors and environmental factors