Primary Recipient

DREXEL UNIVERSITY

Amount

$76,959.00

Award Date

9/06/2010

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

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is characterized by the progressive and selective loss of motor neurons (MNs) in the motor cortex, brainstem, and spinal cord, resulting in death of patients 2-5 years after diagnosis. Glutamate-mediated excitotoxicity