Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NJ (INC)

Amount

$429,000.00

Award Date

6/04/2009

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

Mycobacterium tuberculosis survives and persists for prolonged periods within its host in an asymptomatic, latent state and can reactivate years later when the host's immune system weakens. Accumulating evidence suggests that persistent bacilli are in a