Year of Award:
2013
Status:
Complete
Award Type:
R21
Project Number:
CA174541
RFA Number:
RFA-CA-12-002
Technology Track:
Molecular & Cellular Analysis Technologies
PI/Project Leader:
BAI, MINGFENG
Other PI or Project Leader:
N/A
Institution:
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
External Link:
http://projectreporter.nih.gov/project_info_details.cfm?aid=8471820
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