Primary Recipient

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

Amount

$980,780.00

Award Date

6/01/2009

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

Xenotransplantation (Xtr) is of interest because of the insufficient supply of human organs. The pig is considered a likely donor species for humans, but there are major barriers to successful Xtr. The first two barriers, hyperacute rejection (HAR) and ac