Primary Recipient

EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL

Amount

$71,750.00

Award Date

7/17/2009

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

Myosin VIIA is a cellular motor protein which is expressed in a several tissues including the inner ear and the retina. Mutations in the myosin VIIA gene are associated with a variety of sensory neuronal disorders including the Usher syndrome 1B, characte