Cohen Announces More Than $500,000 for UT Health Science Center in Memphis
October 22, 2013
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) announced today that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) in Memphis has been awarded a total of $519,911 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for two projects.
“These funds will help continue the important work being done by the skilled researchers at the UT Health Science Center in Memphis,” said Congressman Cohen.
The following grant awards are included under today’s announcement:
- HHS’ National Institute on Aging awarded $219,911 in grant funding to UTHSC for the “Effect of Dementia Caregiver Interventions on Healthcare Cost” project.
- HHS’ National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases awarded $300,000 in grant funding to UTHSC for the “Novel Biosynthetic Pathway for Secosteroids and the Skin” project.