Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

Amount

$498,424.00

Award Date

7/28/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

The ultraviolet radiation (UVR) spectrum of solar light represents a major environmental stressor, which is absorbed predominantly by the skin. This project will test the hypothesis that skin contains a sophisticated stress response system that is activat