Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, THE

Amount

$55,207.00

Award Date

1/08/2010

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

The asymmetric self-renewal divisions of adult stem cells underlie the continued homeostasis of many tissues of the body. Most, if not all, stem cells are present in a microenvironment, called a niche that provides three conditions necessary for long-term