Primary Recipient

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Amount

$54,000.00

Award Date

1/16/2010

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

End stage renal disease (ESRD) is an important public health issue. Based on 2005 USRDS data ESRD patients utilize 19.2% of medicare spending (21.3 billion dollars). Diabetic nephropathy and glomerulonephritis contributes about 56.5% of the incident patie