Primary Recipient

TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Amount

$889,633.00

Award Date

5/30/2009

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

Anionic polymers such as F actin and DNA found in the airway fluid of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients and other infected sites are strong inhibitors of endogenous cationic antimicrobial peptides such as those produced at the airway epithelium. This revised