Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM

Amount

$450,000.00

Award Date

4/13/2010

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

Alcoholism and alcohol abuse is a major cause of death (4.5 percent of the US population) with an economic burden of 184 billion dollars/year in the US. Defining the target(s) and elucidating the molecular mechanism of its action is needed for effective p