Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

Amount

$740,000.00

Award Date

6/18/2009

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

Schistosome parasites cause infectious disease in over 200 million humans globally; some 600 million more are at risk of infection. This disease affects development in children, reduces general health and may ultimately lead to death. The parasites are tr