Primary Recipient

RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE

Amount

$852,638.00

Award Date

6/04/2009

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

Macrophages are the most prominent cell type in atherosclerotic lesions, and are associated with three hallmarks of the disease:lipid deposition, inflammation, and macrophage-derived foam cell disordered apoptosis. The ability to regulate SMS activity cou