Grant: THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Primary Recipient
THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Amount
$288,108.00
Award Date
7/22/2009
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
Our purpose in carrying out these studies is to understand the molecular causes of and to improve treatments for recurrent corneal erosions and corneal epithelial stem cell deficiency. Trauma-induced recurrent erosions to the cornea cause pain and sufferi