Primary Recipient

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDE

Amount

$61,755.00

Award Date

6/01/2009

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

The prevalent distribution of atherosclerotic lesions in the curvature and branches of arterial trees demonstrates the critical role of flow patterns in predisposing the arterial wall to atherosclerosis. Steady flows with a high magnitude of shear stress