Primary Recipient

THE VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

Amount

$425,876.00

Award Date

4/28/2009

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

Bipolar disorder (BPD) is among the 10 leading causes of disability in the developed world. The etiology of the disease is unknown and treatment options are based on either serendipitous discoveries of mood stabilizing effects of certain substances, or on