Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, THE

Amount

$806,933.00

Award Date

9/17/2009

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

Dicer is a nuclease involved in processing double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) into small RNAs called siRNA and miRNA. These small RNAs are involved in regulating the expression of numerous genes, in diverse organisms, including humans. The proposal will focus on