Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

Amount

$182,715.00

Award Date

9/25/2009

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

Project Abstract: The neuromuscular junction of Drosophila is highly homologous to the mammalian neuromuscular junction and is amenable to powerful forward genetic screening that is not possible in vertebrates. Forward genetic approaches in Drosophila can