Congressman Cohen Announces $221,250 Grant for University of Tennessee Health Science Center

The National Eye Institute, a division of HHS, granted the new award to Dr. Mitchell A. Watsky, an Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology at the UT-HSC College of Medicine. This grant will fund Dr. Watsky’s research into corneal disease.

“I am very pleased that HHS has awarded these monies to Dr. Watsky at the UT Health Science Center,” said Congressman Cohen. “There are more than four million cases of corneal disease reported every year, and I am thankful that HHS and the UT-HSC are devoting their time and resources toward eradicating this problem.”

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