Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM

Amount

$432,156.00

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

Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, is a highly pathogenic bacterium considered to be a serious threat as an agent of bioterrorism. The recent use of this bacterium as a terrorist weapon in the United States exposed the need for a more ef