Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

Amount

$63,468.00

Award Date

8/11/2009

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

Human herpes virus-8 (HHV-8) or Kaposi's sarcoma associated herpes virus is the etiologic agent of Kaposi's Sarcoma (KS), a hallmark for AIDS patients. Even in the era of antiviral therapy (ARV), KS is still very common in sub-Saharan Africa, where ARV is