Primary Recipient

DUKE UNIVERSITY

Amount

$156,000.00

Award Date

7/17/2009

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

During embryonic development, a single-layered ectodermal cell layer transforms into a multi- layered epidermis. The multi-layered or stratified architecture of the epidermis is essential for its barrier function - allowing it to prevent both dehydration