Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER

Amount

$422,313.00

Award Date

9/25/2009

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

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the causative agent of gonorrhea, one of the most prevalent infectious diseases in this country. In addition to local infection, manifested as urethritis or cervicitis, the gonococcus can cause serious complications, including pel