Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON

Amount

$375,613.00

Award Date

5/26/2009

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

Despite extensive research, the etiology of Crohn's inflammatory bowel disease remains unknown with possible suggestions attributed to genetic susceptibility, infectious agents, immune dysfunction, and various environmental agents. A number of clinical st