Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

Amount

$393,640.00

Award Date

8/31/2009

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

This project focuses on the role that cytoskeletal forces play in platelet adhesions to mediate the formation and stability of clots. Platelet adhesion significantly influences thrombosis since platelets need to aggregate together to stop blood loss, but