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MUSC Lands Another Record-Breaking Year For Research Funding |
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Medical University of South Carolina
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Friday, 03 August 2007 |
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MUSC receives $7.6 million in federal funds to promote
Charleston, SC, (August 3, 2007)- U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South
Carolina) has announced that the Medical University of South Carolina
(MUSC) will receive more than $7.6 million in medical research grants.
"These grants are evidence of the high quality of research being
conducted by faculty at the Medical University," said MUSC President
Ray Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D. "MUSC set yet another record this past year
for all universities in South Carolina, with more than $190 million in
research funding. This research is addressing the most important health
needs of the people of South Carolina, and it is creating high-paying
jobs for our citizens."
The grant awards from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services include:
$2,208,151 for oral health research.
$2,190,000 for lipidomics and pathobiology research.
$2,003,401 for general clinical research.
$384,797 for heart and vascular disease research
$292,000 for drug abuse and addiction research.
$251,120 for cancer biology research
$208,050 for kidney disease, urology and hematology research.
$73,000 for neurological disorder research.
The grant for approximately $2.2 million this year in oral health
research is the renewal of the CoBRE (Center of Biomedical Research
Excellence) grant in the College of Dental Medicine and is the largest
grant the college has ever received. For more information about the
results of CoBRE work with South Carolina's oral health disparities
issues, visit the CoBre website
The second largest grant is also related to the CoBRE program, and
involves the study of lipidomics (the role of fats and related
molecules in health and disease), for which MUSC is considered one of
the world leaders in that discipline. For MUSC's translational research
future, the third grant will serve as the cornerstone for MUSC's CTSA
(Clinical and Translational Science Award) grant proposal for the
National Institutes of Health, which will be submitted in partnership
with the University of South Carolina and the Medical College of
Georgia in coming months. All grants were awarded to MUSC after
evaluation through peer-review channels and will serve a variety of
necessary research goals across health care disciplines. MUSC Provost
John Raymond, M.D., said, "The award of these competitive grants
affirms the intellectual strength and dedication of our faculty and
research staff, and highlight the tremendous return on investment to
the state given by the MUSC research enterprise."
About MUSC
Founded in 1824 in Charleston, The Medical University of South Carolina
is the oldest medical school in the South. Today, MUSC continues the
tradition of excellence in education, research, and patient care. MUSC
educates and trains more than 3,000 students and residents, and has
nearly 10,000 employees, including 1,300 faculty members. As the
largest non-federal employer in Charleston, the university and its
affiliates have collective annual budgets in excess of $1.3 billion.
MUSC operates a 600-bed medical center, which includes a nationally
recognized Children's Hospital and Children's Research Institute and a
leading Institute of Psychiatry. For more information on academic
information or clinical services, visit www.musc.edu or
www.muschealth.com.
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