Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON

Amount

$699,950.00

Award Date

9/23/2009

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

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Over 400,000 Americans have end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring dialysis or kidney transplant for survival. ESRD in the US population doubled in the last decade and this increase is driven by diabetes and hyperten