Primary Recipient

RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY

Amount

$191,118.00

Award Date

9/30/2009

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 DNA of eukaryotic species is organized into chromatin, a highly condensed state implicated in key cellular functions and implicated in numerous diseases, including cancer. DNA compaction into chromatin is aided by specialized proteins called histones