Primary Recipient

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, THE

Amount

$34,980.00

Award Date

2/26/2010

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

The hypothalamus plays a central role in maintaining energy homeostasis. Within the hypothalamus, different nuclei have been shown to play distinct roles in controlling food intake and energy expenditure. Although a role for the dorsomedial hypothalamus (