Primary Recipient

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

Amount

$595,758.00

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

We will examine the novel contributions of Pfrx and Excl to aging in flies. Additionally, we will investigate several additional loci that are logically connected to these genes for a role in aging. Furthermore, we will begin to place the function of Excl