Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

Amount

$78,804.00

Award Date

9/17/2009

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

Neurological impairment due to oxygen deprivation (hypoxia/ischemia or HI) is a common mechanism of damage to the premature and/or very low birth-weight (VLBW) infant brain. Such injuries contribute to a significant increase in the incidence of long-term