Congressman Cohen Announces Aging Research Grant to UTHSC

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $315,415 grant from the National Institute on Aging for research on functional genetic analysis of epigenetic age acceleration and the regulatory landscape of the methylome.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"I am always pleased to see the National Institutes of Health invest in medical research at our medical school. This work on the genetics of aging will yield useful information and potentially extend lives."

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