Primary Recipient

TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE

Amount

$1,000,000.00

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

Adult stem cell based therapies (using a patient's own cells, not embryonic cells) have emerged as a promising approach in regenerative medicine. The ability to track transplanted stem cells after they are injected into the body is a crucial tool because

Recipients Connected to Award

Recipient	Role	Amount
TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE	Primary recipient	$671,933.00
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY	Sub-recipient	$328,067.00