Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

Amount

$290,675.00

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

Chronic bacterial lung infections are the major cause of death in cystic fibrosis. In such chronic infections, antibiotic-resistant bacterial biofilms are formed in the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients. Biofilms are poorly understood due in part to the i

Recipients Connected to Award

Recipient	Role	Amount
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	Primary recipient	$220,675.00
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	Sub-recipient	$70,000.00