Congressman Cohen Announces $2.2 Million in Grants to UTHSC
Research funding supports work on mental health, strokes and medication therapy management
MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced three National Institutes of Health grants totaling $2,203,064 to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). One, for $1,505,914, is for research to identify early-life modifiable risk factors for obesity and mental health problems in children, from the Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health. The second, for $385,000, is for the study of antagonists for ischemic stroke from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The third, for $312,150, is for work “Rectifying Disparities Associated with Risk Score-Based MTM Eligibility in Enhanced MTM” is from the National Institute on Aging.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
“It is always good to see our National Institutes of Health investing in research conducted at our medical school. This funding supports important clinical, administrative and mental health research work being done at UTHSC.”
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