Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM

Amount

$88,366.00

Award Date

9/14/2009

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

This K08 Award focuses on the role of Extracellular matrix metalloprotease inducer (EMMPRIN or CD147) as a tumor cell surface molecule that promotes tumor-stromal interactions in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). As outlined in the first two