Primary Recipient

SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE

Amount

$522,225.00

Award Date

5/21/2009

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

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) chronically infects 2-3% of the global population, predisposing the patients to chronic liver diseases and liver cancer. The most effective treatment for HCV infection employs a combination of pegylated interferon-alpha (IFN-a) and