St. Jude, UT, Vanderbilt push to keep NIH funding
James Downing is president and CEO of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, one of the research institutions that asked the state’s congressional leaders to maintain federal funding for research. (Brad Vest/The Daily Memphian file)
The presidents of five of Tennessee’s largest research institutions have asked the state’s congressional leaders to maintain federal NIH funding, saying the changes would “devastate biomedical research.”
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital University of Tennessee Dr. Scott Strome Vanderbilt Medical Center Meharry Medical College Vanderbilt University National Institutes of HealthJane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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