Primary Recipient

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, THE

Amount

$305,700.00

Award Date

8/19/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

There is a critical shortage of organs, with the organ waiting list currently at 100,000 requests and increasing by 5% every year. This study focuses on the liver: 27,000 die in the US annually due to liver disease, 3,000 while on the organ transplant lis