Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

Amount

$80,000.00

Award Date

9/03/2010

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

Heavy alcohol intake is known to damage the ability of the lung to protect itself from infections such as pneumonia and bronchitis. The lung's first line of defense against such infection is to trap inhaled particles and propel them out of the lung using