Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE

Amount

$1,616,440.00

Award Date

9/28/2009

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

Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD) remains a major cause of alcohol-related morbidity and mortality. 15-30% of heavy drinkers develop advanced ALD, over 25,000 deaths occur annually related to liver disease, and over 40% of those are attributed to alcoholic c