Primary Recipient

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Amount

$150,000.00

Award Date

5/21/2009

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

Colorectal cancer is a preventable yet highly prevalent disease worldwide. Poor patient compliance with screening procedures increases the mortality due to colorectal cancer. There is an urgent need for chemopreventive measures for this tumor type. One of