Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTHCARE AT TYLER

Amount

$693,110.00

Award Date

9/21/2009

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

Infections due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of tuberculosis, are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in both HIV infected and immune competent people. A major factor contributing to virulence of Mtb is its intrinsic s