Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM

Amount

$450,000.00

Award Date

3/29/2010

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

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics is rising at an alarming rate. Of particular concern is the prevalence of multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacteria (e.g., Pseudomonas aeruginosa), for which all available first-line antibiotics are ineffective. The