Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

Amount

$375,000.00

Award Date

7/22/2009

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

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited lung disease characterized by mucus hypersecretion, reduced mucociliary clearance of inhaled bacteria, particularly Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA), and chronic airway inflammation. While the exact molecular mechanisms lea