WASHINGTON – Senator Chuck Grassley today announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded four competitive grants totaling $1,897,970 to the University of Iowa.
The grants will be distributed to the University of Iowa as shown below.
· $186,010 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for a research training program
· $388,400 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for a research project titled, "Fimbrial Expression in Salmonella: Regulation and Coordination."
· $1,125,000 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for a diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic research project titled, "Center for Gene Therapy of Cystic Fibrosis and Other Genetic Diseases."
· $198,560 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for a clinical research project related to neurological disorders titled, "Interdisciplinary Training Program in Pain Research."