Primary Recipient

NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY INC

Amount

$30,972.00

Award Date

3/04/2011

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

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This project aims to examine the efficacy of targeting amino acid transporters ASCT2 and LAT1 in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a recalcitrant cancer with poor prognosis and limited treatment options. ASCT2 and