Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

Amount

$224,486.00

Award Date

7/22/2009

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 hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an important pathogen that has infected approximately 170 million people worldwide. In spite of extensive efforts, surprisingly little is known about the mechanism by which HCV initiates infection. The lack of vaccine or eff