Primary Recipient

TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Amount

$71,000.00

Award Date

12/30/2009

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

Hyperglycemia and insulin resistance are two major hallmarks of type 2 diabetes. Insulin resistance can cause dysregulation of hepatic gluconeogenesis that leads to the elevated blood glucose levels in diabetics. Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 (PDK4) pro