Primary Recipient

BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

Amount

$1,156,554.00

Award Date

9/01/2009

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

PURPOSE: The goal of this project is to determine the developmental fate and gene expression of the head surface ectoderm in the absence of the retina. Identification of these genes and developmental processes will lead to the better understanding of eye