Science and Technology

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a $619,047 grant from the National Cancer Institute for research on lymphoblastic leukemia.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"I'm pleased that St. Jude is receiving this research funding for its ongoing work on childhood cancers. This grant will keep scientists in their labs and will result in breakthroughs that can save lives."

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Memphis will receive a $1,271,532 grant from the National Science Foundation for a project entitled "Investigating chemosensory evolution in longhorned beetles using a comparative phylogenomic framework that integrates genomic, morphological, and biochemical data."

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) applauded the Biden Administration's decision to send Second Gentleman of the United States Doug Emhoff (Vice President Kamala Harris' husband) to Memphis on Wednesday to draw attention to the need to get coronavirus vaccination rates increased. Emhoff most recently visited Memphis in early May to speak in support of the American Jobs Plan, an ambitious infrastructure measure.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a member of the Natural Resources Committee and its Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife, today participated in a virtual hearing on "DDT Dumping Off the Southern California Coast: Ecological Impacts, Scientific Needs, and Next Steps." Today is Ocean Day, recognized every June 8 to call attention to our oceans' importance in sustaining a healthy planet.

MEMPHIS – Representatives Steve Cohen (TN-09) and Kathleen Rice (NY-04) today introduced the Multiple Substance Impaired Driving Prevention Act to address an under-reported cause of many serious and fatal vehicle accidents. The measure would increase investment in technologies for detecting multiple-substance impairment and improve reporting on the phenomenon. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Republican of West Virginia, plans to introduce a companion measure in the Senate.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. UTHSC will receive $635,969 from the National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute for research on endothelial cells and $500,000 for nursing education for sexual assault examiners from the Health Resources and Services Administration. St.

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will receive a $192,292 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research modeling host-fungal interactions in Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Memphis will receive a $466,792 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for behavioral health education and training.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"This grant funding to the University of Memphis will improve approaches to behavioral health education and ultimately result in better health outcomes. This is a wise investment in training our students."

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