Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, THE

Amount

$156,453.00

Award Date

12/25/2009

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

Iron, a cofactor of proteins involved in respiration, oxygen transport and DNA synthesis, is essential for cell growth and proliferation. Iron excess results in the generation of cytotoxic free radicals, and this has been associated with neurodegeneratio