WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded four grants totaling $1,569,918 to the University of Iowa.
The grants will be distributed to the University of Iowa as shown below.
· $682,329 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a research project titled, “Iowa Center for Birth Defects Research and Prevention.”
· $375,000 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for a research project titled, “Molecular Pathogenesis of Klebsiella Pneumoniae.”
· $437,589 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for a pharmacology, physiology and biological chemistry research project titled, “Factors Involved in Transcription by RNA Polymerase II.”
· $75,000 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for a clinical research project related to neurological disorders titled, “Sensory Control of Oxygen-Dependent Taxis Behavior.”