Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

Amount

$221,941.00

Award Date

7/22/2009

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 gastrointestinal tract is unique because of its highly proliferative stem cell population and therefore, is second only to the hematopoeitic system in sensitivity to radiation-induced injury. One of the most deleterious effects of radiation injury is