Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH THE

Amount

$565,851.00

Award Date

5/21/2009

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

We previously discovered that a protein called CYP24 is over-produced in lung cancer. The purpose of this award is to determine the role of CYP24 in stimulating the development and/or growth of lung tumors. CYP24 degrades the natural anti-tumor agent, 1,2