Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NJ (INC)

Amount

$432,351.00

Award Date

9/23/2009

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

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a major ocular complication for persons with diabetes mellitus (DM), particularly for African American patients with type 1 (insulin-dependent) DM. While many of the factors involved in the etiology of DR remain to be resolved