Primary Recipient

TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Amount

$207,542.00

Award Date

9/18/2009

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

This proposal seeks to determine the feasibility of targeted therapy against the autoantibodies that cause the blistering in this disease. We will screen pharmacological compounds and other small molecules, that could potentially be developed into drugs,