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
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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