Primary Recipient

TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK

Amount

$998,371.00

Award Date

9/18/2009

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

The main objective of this project is to develop a protein based therapy to enhance the endothelial barrier properties. Although acute lung injury (ALI) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, no curative therapies are available. The main pathology i