COHEN: UTHSC TO RECEIVE $333K FOR RESEARCH

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) has been awarded $333,102 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic research. The new federal funds will be distributed via the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).

“Diabetes is a concern in Memphis and is the sixth leading cause of death in America,” said Congressman Cohen. “UTHSC is known around the country and world for its top of the line research facilities. These new federal funds will give researchers and doctors at UTHSC the tools they need to help people in Memphis and across the country reduce risk factors, improve diabetes management, and increase their quality of life.”

The mission of NIDDK is to conduct and support medical research and research training and to disseminate science-based information on diabetes and other endocrine and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases, nutritional disorders, and obesity; and kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases, to improve people’s health and quality of life.

The NIDDK supports a wide range of medical research through grants to universities and other medical research institutions across the country. The Institute also supports government scientists who conduct basic, translational, and clinical research across a broad spectrum of research topics and serious, chronic diseases and conditions related to the Institute’s mission. In addition, the NIDDK supports research training for students and scientists at various stages of their careers and a range of education and outreach programs to bring science-based information to patients and their families, health care professionals, and the public.