Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON

Amount

$58,488.00

Award Date

7/17/2009

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

While strides have been made to reduce the lethality of septic shock, it is still a highly fatal condition that is on the rise. Immunomodulation may prove to be a viable treatment option for sepsis. Immunomodulation consists of the induction of an immunol