Primary Recipient

ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND, THE

Amount

$149,000.00

Award Date

5/11/2009

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

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive interstitial lung disease of unknown etiology, characterized by scaring in the lung and impaired pulmonary function. The pathogenetic mechanisms leading to IPF are poorly understood, and there are curre