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Congressman Cohen Announces $2.2 Million in Grant to Enhance the Resilience of UTHSC’s Regional Biocontainment Lab

August 9, 2023

Significant investment in the Memphis-based medical school

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced a $2,297,118 grant to enhance the resilience of the Regional Biocontainment Lab at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Congressman Cohen announced just yesterday investment of $2,203,064 in grants to UTHSC from the National Institutes of Health.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

“This week alone, the National Institutes of Health have invested more than $4.5 million in our Memphis-based medical school. These grants support important research and improve the school’s safety and security, will enhance the experience of students and, ultimately, improve the health outcomes of their patients and our community.”

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