Primary Recipient

TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

Amount

$332,800.00

Award Date

8/11/2010

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

Exposure to prenatal inflammation, as occurs in many preterm births, is associated with a significant increased risk of adverse neurological outcomes. Ex preterm children are at dramatically increased risk of lower IQs, poor functioning in school as well