Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

Amount

$406,325.00

Award Date

5/06/2009

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 majority of pregnant women in malaria-endemic regions contract placental malaria (PM) at some point during gestation. PM is a severe form of malaria, leading to maternal complications, and negatively affecting the survival and growth of the fetus. PM