Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

Amount

$58,651.00

Award Date

9/20/2010

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

Persistent infection with Helicobacter pylori is a significant risk factor for a number of gastric disorders in humans, including peptic ulcer disease and gastric adenocarcinomas. The vacuolating cytotoxin(VacA) is an important virulance factor that cont