Primary Recipient

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$749,369.00

Award Date

6/04/2009

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

Macrophages are important immune cells involved in the pathogenesis of many inflammatory diseases, including atherosclerosis and are one of the major immune cells in the atherosclerotic lesions. In addition to becoming foam cells upon uptake of modified l