Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM

Amount

$1,140,410.00

Award Date

9/17/2009

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

Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated that exposure to tobacco products is an important risk factor in the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Among the numerous harmful substances found in tobacco, nicotine is one of the highly active compound

Recipients Connected to Award

Recipient	Role	Amount
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM	Primary recipient	$1,112,475.00
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI	Sub-recipient	$27,935.00