Primary Recipient

TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Amount

$103,259.00

Award Date

9/01/2009

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

The goal of this project is to increase understanding of retinal iron homeostasis through the study of transgenic and knockout mice. These mice are expected to develop retinal degeneration with features of age related macular degeneration, serving both as