Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH THE

Amount

$876,706.00

Award Date

9/21/2009

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 overall goal of the project is to validate specific protein biomarkers for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS is a fatal motor neuron disease that can strike adults of any age, yet we know little about its causes and cannot rapidly diagnose

Recipients Connected to Award

Recipient	Role	Amount
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, THE	Sub-recipient	$461,320.00
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH THE	Primary recipient	$333,245.00
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY	Sub-recipient	$82,141.00