Primary Recipient

THE VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

Amount

$620,311.00

Award Date

9/16/2009

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

Inflammatory bowel disease, consisting of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, affects more than 1 million Americans and causes extensive morbidity. There is also a substantial risk of colitis-associated colon cancer. Our lab is focused on the role of