Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, THE

Amount

$51,710.00

Award Date

7/17/2009

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

Infection of humans with Plasmodium species, the parasites that cause malaria, remains a significant global health problem. There are approximately 300-500 million new cases of malaria each year, which results in the death of 1-3 million people annually.