Primary Recipient

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Amount

$100,000.00

Award Date

9/29/2009

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 pathogenesis of Crohn's disease involves chronic intestinal inflammation that waxes and wanes over time. After years of inflammation, patients develop intestinal fibrosis that can lead to strictures, fistulae and obstruction. Existing medications trea