Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO

Amount

$424,875.00

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

Cell-based therapies for the repair and tissue regeneration of heart tissue, for example following heart infarct, may provide great promise, and human embryonic stem cells are being considered as a cell source for these cells, called cardiomyocytes. We n