Grant: MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION SCHOLAR, THE
Primary Recipient
MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION SCHOLAR, THE
Amount
$419,453.00
Award Date
7/01/2009
Administering Agency
CDFA Number
47.082
CDFA Program Title
Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support
Description
The project seeks to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of the DNA repair enzymes photolyase and cryptochrome DASH. These enzymes repair cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers (CPDs) that are formed in DNA upon exposure of cells or DNA by solar ultraviolet ra