Grant: SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Primary Recipient
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
Amount
$742,541.00
Award Date
9/18/2009
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
Bariatric surgery remains the most effective treatment for morbid obesity. In addition, bariatric surgery such as Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) causes the immediate resolution of type-II diabetes in the majority of patients (84%). This remarkable effe