Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

Amount

$148,416.00

Award Date

5/08/2009

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

Airway inflammation, airway remodeling, colonization with microorganisms, and parenchymal destruction are hallmarks of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In addition to cigarette smoking, infectious pathogens likely contribute to the decline in