Primary Recipient

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THE

Amount

$760,000.00

Award Date

8/14/2009

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 loss of sensory hair cells from the human ear is a leading cause of hearing and balance disorders. Although the potential for regeneration in the human ear is very limited, the ears of nonmammalian vertebrates can quickly regenerate after injury. A de