Primary Recipient

THE VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY

Amount

$997,012.00

Award Date

9/29/2009

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

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related deaths in the United States. Despite similar risk factors, African-Americans have higher incidence and mortality rates from lung cancer than other populations. Numerous studies have recently demonstrated

Recipients Connected to Award

Recipient	Role	Amount
THE VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY	Primary recipient	$822,333.00
MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE	Sub-recipient	$174,679.00