Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.

Amount

$408,271.00

Award Date

4/30/2009

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

Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) are esterases that cleave glycerophospholipids, such as phosphatidylcholine, at the sn-2 ester bond, resulting in the release of a fatty acid and a lysophospholipid. Recent studies demonstrate that PLA2 expression and activity is i