Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AT DALLAS

Amount

$43,563.00

Award Date

6/22/2010

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

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Chronic gastroesophageal acid reflux and its sequela, Barrett's esophagus (BE), are strong risk factors for esophageal adenocarcinoma, a tumor whose frequency has increased six-fold over the past 30 years. The molecula