Primary Recipient

THE VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

Amount

$92,200.00

Award Date

9/25/2009

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 destruction of renal tissue is associated with progressive tubulointerstitial fibrosis, which is a common final pathway in the development of end-stage renal disease. Renal fibrosis is associated with a reduction in tissue oxygen levels, which is thou