Primary Recipient

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$375,604.00

Award Date

9/15/2009

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

The threat of an intentional release of bacterial select agents prompts the need for their rapid, culture-free diagnosis that can be conducted in the field or in laboratories with only basic diagnostic capabilities. Optical fiber biosensors are attractive