Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

Amount

$36,569.00

Award Date

5/19/2009

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

Osteoporosis is a disease that is characterized by low bone mass and increased risk of fracture. The only available therapy to increase bone mass is daily injection with parathyroid hormone, while other therapies inhibit bone loss. Our goal is to study t