Primary Recipient

OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$423,183.00

Award Date

8/19/2009

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

Retinal degeneration is one of the leading causes of vision loss and blindness in the world. Some retinopathies are caused by autoimmune processes. Autoantibodies against retinal proteins are strongly associated with retinal degeneration in patients with