Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI

Amount

$420,750.00

Award Date

5/15/2009

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

The repair of human peripheral nerve injuries using traditional surgical techniques has limited success, particularly when a damaged nerve segment needs to be replaced. Nerve regeneration is critically dependent on the presence of Schwann cells, and the