Congressman Cohen Announces $1.3 Million in Immunology Grants to St. Jude

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive two grants totaling $1,389,167 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research on engineering high-fidelity regulator T-cells and defining their sustainability. The work is under the direction of Dr. Yongqiang Feng of the Department of Immunology.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

“This investment in immunology research will lead to new discoveries, and possible therapies that may improve and extend lives. I commend St. Jude and Dr. Feng for undertaking this critical work.”

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