Primary Recipient

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, THE

Amount

$249,556.00

Award Date

9/30/2009

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

In all organisms, RNA molecules are needed to translate genes into protein, and to turn specific genes on and off. The malfunction of controlling RNAs has been linked to diseases such as muscular dystrophy, Fragile X mental retardation, and certain tumors