Grant: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Primary Recipient
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Amount
$600,000.00
Award Date
6/24/2009
Administering Agency
CDFA Number
47.082
CDFA Program Title
Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support
Description
Although fusion of sperm and egg to form a new organism was first observed microscopically over 160 years ago, the proteins on the surface of the sperm and egg that facilitate this process are still largely unknown. Over the last decade, the small (~1mm)