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Congressman Cohen Announces NIH Grants to UTHSC and St. Jude

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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced two grants from the National Institutes of Health. One, for $500,500, is for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for a project entitled “Mechanisms of Sonic Hedgehog Signal Transduction” from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The second, for $423,500, is for research on periodontal ligament regeneration, from the… Read More


Celebrating the Naming of the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers Jr. VA Medical Center

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On Tuesday, I announced a $511,066 grant to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) from the National Eye Institute for research into a retinal disease.


Congressman Cohen Announces a More Than Half Million Dollar Grant to UTHSC

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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $511,066 from the National Eye Institute to study retinal angiogenesis.


Congressman Cohen Announces $750,000 Grant to UTHSC

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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $750,000 grant to strengthen its Family Medicine program from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Rural Residency Planning and Development Program.


Congressman Cohen Announces $237,809 Grant to UTHSC to Study Treatment of Tooth Decay

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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $237,809 grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to study a novel Fluorine non-plasma’s effect on tooth decay. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: “Tooth decay can have a significant impact on overall health,… Read More


Congressman Cohen Announces NIH Grant for UTHSC Medical Equipment

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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $616,949 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for an instrument called a Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorter.


Congressman Cohen Announces $504,020 Brain Cancer Research Grant to UTHSC

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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $504,020 grant from the National Cancer Institute to study glioblastoma chemosensitivity.


Congressman Cohen Announces Minority Health Grant to UTHSC

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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a $741,494 grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to address “System-Level Barriers and Improve Medication Adherence in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Populations.”