Congressman Cohen Announces Neurological Research Grant to UTHSC

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $192,500 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for a project entitled “Inhibiting mPGES-1 as a countermeasure to mitigate organophosphate-induced neurotoxicity.”

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

“This funding from one of our National Institutes of Health will keep scientists in their labs making important discoveries that may improve health outcomes and save lives. I am pleased to see this investment in our Memphis medical school and its research endeavors.”

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