Science and Technology
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the University of Tennessee Health Science Center $148,000 to study the role of the thalamus in taste processing. The new federal funds will be distributed by the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). NIDCD is mandated to conduct and support biomedical and behavioral research and research training in the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech and language.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital a grant worth $709,574 for research into the regulation of lipid metabolism in bacteria. The new federal funding will be distributed by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIMGS).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today applauded President Obama for signing the bipartisan America Invents Act, which would streamline our country’s patent application process to help spark innovation and create jobs.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the University of Tennessee Health Science Center a grant totaling $209,504 for the development and exploration of eliminating anesthesia confounds in experimental strokes. The new federal funding will be distributed by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes (NINDS).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital a federal grant worth $648,075 for research into quantifying and modeling the viral dynamics and host responses of the influenza virus. The award will be distributed by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the University of Tennessee Health Science Center a grant worth $299,584 for research. The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) will distribute the new federal funds for research in pharmacology, physiology, and biological chemistry.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded two new federal grants worth more than $682,000 for clinical research related to neurological disorders. The first grant is worth $382,813 and has been awarded to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The second grant -- worth $300,000 – will go to Translational Sciences of Overton Park Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the University of Tennessee Health Science Center three grants worth $590,428. Two grants worth $220,792 and $74,792 will be used to expand research into neurological disorders and will be distributed by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). The third grant – worth $294,844 – will be used for aging research and will be distributed by the National Institute on Aging (NIA).
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN-9) today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital a grant worth $437,500 for research into diabetes, endocrinology, and metabolism. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) will distribute the award.
MEMPHIS, TN – DaVita Inc., a leading provider of kidney care services for those diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD), announced that U.S. Representative Steve Cohen, from Tennessee’s 9th District, visited the Memphis Central–Linden Dialysis Center today to meet patients and care givers and learn about dialysis and particular kidney care needs for local residents.