Primary Recipient

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$851,448.00

Award Date

9/15/2009

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

It is currently estimated that in 2050, the cost of treating the aging population for dementia caused by various neurodegenerative diseases will consume the entire gross national product of the industrialized countries. Consequently, effective preventive