Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

Amount

$40,000.00

Award Date

12/21/2009

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

Ectopic fat deposition, which is the accumulation of lipid droplets outside the adipose tissue, is well recognized as a strong prognostic factor for the development of insulin resistance and 'metabolic syndrome' in obesity and people with lipodystrophies.