Primary Recipient

TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Amount

$991,039.00

Award Date

9/30/2009

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

This proposal describes the development of a gene regulation system in the context of AAV gene therapy for age related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is a growing disease and a major cause of visual disability in the aging population with a significant s