Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH, INC.

Amount

$647,650.00

Award Date

7/15/2009

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

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammation of the GI tract that includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The major enzymes involved in mediating the inflammatory response in IBD are cyclooxygenase (COX), lipoxygenase (LOX) and nitr