Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AT DALLAS

Amount

$99,442.00

Award Date

12/16/2009

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

Project Narrative. Obesity and type 2 diabetes affect millions of people and are the cause of major health problems in the United States. To prevent and develop more effective treatments against these pathologies, a better understanding of the basic mecha