Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER

Amount

$422,239.00

Award Date

5/29/2009

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 resurgence of tuberculosis and the spread of antibiotic resistant strains of the causative agent, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, present a significant public health challenge. Tuberculosis kills nearly 2 million people each year and estimates put the wor