Primary Recipient

TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Amount

$67,087.00

Award Date

12/09/2009

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 intended impact of the research is to establish a platform for preclinical testing of peptides and small molecules that promote the formation of new beta cells from ducts. Such an approach could, if ultimately successful, significantly lower the barri