Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.

Amount

$371,250.00

Award Date

6/17/2010

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

Chemoresistance is a major problem in epithelial ovarian carcinoma that must be addressed to achieve a cure for this disease. In ovarian cancer, LPA is a growth factor found in patient ascites fluid that enhances tumor progression by promoting oncogenic g