Primary Recipient

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Amount

$933,519.00

Award Date

6/01/2009

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

Endothelial response to fluid shear stress has been strongly implicated as a key factor in the focal development of atherosclerotic lesions in human arteries. The hypothesis of this grant is that the glycocalyx plays a pivotal role in the transduction of

Recipients Connected to Award

Recipient	Role	Amount
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	Primary recipient	$580,581.00
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC., THE	Sub-recipient	$352,938.00