Congressman Cohen Announces National Science Foundation Grant to Rhodes College
LeMoyne-Owen College students will also participate in research on fungi
WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Rhodes College will receive a $502,946 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the impact of concentrations of carbon dioxide on dimorphic fungi. The research, under the direction of Assistant Professor of Biology Qian Shen, will also involve undergraduate students at LeMoyne-Owen College, and could lead to breakthroughs in combatting life-threatening fungal infections and reduce crop damage from fungal agents.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
“I am pleased to see this prestigious grant award going to Rhodes College and to see Rhodes and LeMoyne-Owen students collaborating in this research. I congratulate Professor Shen and all involved in this important undertaking.”
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