Primary Recipient

TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Amount

$77,977.00

Award Date

9/16/2009

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

The colonic epithelium is subjected to a variety of challenges that result in a wide range of diseases and disorders, including colitis, polyp formation and malignant transformation. We have identified the Let 7a3 and Let 7b microRNAs, which are critical