Primary Recipient

TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Amount

$1,012,143.00

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

The sizable weight losses seen with bariatric surgery are often associated with improvements or resolution of several obesity related comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes. The proposed project is designed to investigate the mechanism by which Roux en