Primary Recipient

H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE HOSPITAL, INC.

Amount

$686,377.00

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

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are characterized by defective blood formation and high risk for leukemia development and primarily occur in individuals over the age of 65 years old. New strategies of treatment are needed for age-related diseases such as