Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, THE

Amount

$1,056,378.00

Award Date

6/01/2009

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

Sepsis, a maladaptive response to infection, is a common and lethal syndrome. Many studies have examined the activities of leukocytes and endothelial cells in sepsis or in surrogate models, but the role of platelets in the disease process has received far