Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

Amount

$881,422.00

Award Date

7/29/2009

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

Study of MMP-9, which governs damaging and reparative processes in injured spinal cords. A long-term goal is to develop targeted therapeutic interventions to block MMP-mediated adverse events without compromising those functions that facilitate recovery.