Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

Amount

$598,442.00

Award Date

8/20/2009

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

Tumors appear to be very sensitive to virus infection compared to normal cells. We aim to exploit these observations by developing novel, viral-based therapies that specifically kill tumor cells. Such strategies should lead to new anti-cancer therapies.