Cohen Announces More Than $1.8 Million for University Of Tennessee Health Science Center

[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded the University of Tennessee Health Science Center four federal grants totaling $1,806,838 for a variety of programs and research projects.

“This significant investment of federal funds will help the UT Health Science Center stay at the forefront of medical research,” said Congressman Cohen.

Today’s announcement includes funding for the following UT Health Science Center projects:

• $765,347 in funding from HHS’ National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for the “Enhancing the Efficacy of a Smoking Quit Line in the Military” project.

• $381,491 in funding from HHS’ National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for the “Characterization of an inhibitory protein complex for cystic fibrosis therapy” project.

• $330,000 in funding from HHS’ National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases for the “Determining the mechanism of how GATA4 directs ERalpha binding in osteoblasts” project.

• $330,000 in funding from HHS’ National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases for the “TLR/IL-1R signaling intermediaries and a target-specific therapeutic for arthritis” project.