Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE

Amount

$71,917.00

Award Date

7/22/2009

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

Tuberculosis (TB) continues to kill millions of people around the world. New tools to prevent and treat this disease are urgently needed. Iron is an essential metal for all forms of life and most bacterial pathogens including Mycobacterium tuberculosis (