Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON

Amount

$549,708.00

Award Date

3/25/2010

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

A new paradigm to treat gut bacteria-associated sepsis is urgent for persons who have radiation-associated damage in gastrointestinal system caused by terrorist acts or accidental exposure. Antibiotics are effective against these infections, however; anti