Primary Recipient

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION

Amount

$887,778.00

Award Date

8/04/2009

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

Glutamate-mediated excitotoxicity is believed to be involved in the pathogenesis of many neurological disorders, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Excitotoxicity is defined as excessive exposure to the neurotransmit

Recipients Connected to Award

Recipient	Role	Amount
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION	Primary recipient	$634,366.00
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC., THE	Sub-recipient	$253,412.00