Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH THE

Amount

$50,000.00

Award Date

9/18/2009

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 overall goal of this research project is to identify the molecular mechanisms by which estrogen preserves bone mass in order to permit the design of better therapies for osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a major health problem in the elderly resulting in