Grant: WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THE
Primary Recipient
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THE
Amount
$99,999.00
Award Date
5/25/2010
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
Gene therapy approaches for diseases of the -globin gene (sickle cell anemia, -thalassemia) will be needed for definitive cures. In this grant, we will use Homology Directed Repair strategies to correct-globin mutations in induced pluripotent stem cells.