Primary Recipient

THE VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

Amount

$320,720.00

Award Date

7/13/2009

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

Chronic kidney disease is a major health problem in the United States today, as more than 20 million people (1 in 9 adults) have abnormalities in kidney function, and over 400,000 are on renal replacement therapy. The incidence of this condition is rising