Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Amount

$402,875.00

Award Date

5/15/2009

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

Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a significant cause of mental retardation and birth defects worldwide. However, the mechanisms by which ethanol causes the developmental anomalies and neurotoxicity characteristic of FAS are poorly understood. We hypothesiz