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June 4, 2020 Congressman Cohen Announces Grants to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the University of Memphis

June 4, 2020

Funding from National Institutes of Health for Coronavirus, Cancer research

MEMPHIS – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will receive a grant of $3,686,681 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research into SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus) transmission and immunity. The Congressman also announced the University of Memphis will receive a grant of $415,740 from the National Cancer Institute for cancer detection and diagnosis research.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

"It is great to see St. Jude researchers included in the vanguard of efforts to understand and reduce the impact of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and I wish them every success with this substantial grant. I'm also pleased to see that the ongoing work of U of M cancer researchers is being recognized and rewarded. Both of these grants strengthen us as a community."

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