Primary Recipient

ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL

Amount

$105,820.00

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

Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) is a bioactive lipid mediator found in high levels in the blood. Signaling by S1P through its G protein-coupled receptor S1P1 is critical for the emigration of T cells from lymphoid organs into circulation. FTY720, a drug tha