Primary Recipient

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, THE

Amount

$697,950.00

Award Date

8/18/2009

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 studies will elucidate the key role of Toll-like receptor 4 and kidney dendritic cells in the induction of the inflammatory phenotype of the kidney during acute injury. These results will be relevant because they are expected to lead to clinical trial