Primary Recipient

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$406,175.00

Award Date

5/15/2009

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

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic lung disease that develops in preterm neonates treated with oxygen and mechanical ventilation. BPD causes arrested lung development. The pathogenesis of BPD is still not completely understood. A novel pathway