WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Appropriations Committee, today announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Marshall University $440,405 for diabetes, endocrinology, and metabolic research. The funding will help aid research in the identification of diabetes susceptibility genes through integrated functional genomics analysis of gene-diet interaction.
“West Virginia has the second-highest number of individuals diagnosed with diabetes in the United States,” Senator Capito said. “Research into pre-disposition is critical to combat this life-changing disease, and this grant will help pave the way to a healthier West Virginia, and I’m proud HHS chose to reward such a worthy cause.”
“Innovation stems from experimentation,” Senator Manchin said. “Therefore medical breakthroughs stem from researchers who are given the resources necessary to experiment. I am thrilled that scientists at Marshall University will receive this federal funding so they can continue testing and innovating, and improving lives. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, I will work to secure similar funding in the future.”
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