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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, multiple grants for research. The awards include:

• $567,977 for brain imaging research related to parent-infant interaction
• $832,818 for research project exploring expanded safe water access to improve health outcomes in Appalachia
• $442,750 for pharmacology, physiology, and biological chemistry research related to enzymes and molecular biology

U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement:

“This is great news for Virginia Tech, which continues to be a dynamic leader in the country for medical and scientific research.

“These HHS grants for more than $1.8 million help Virginia Tech make even greater research contributions to related scientific fields.”

BACKGROUND

This week, Congressman Griffith visited the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC in Roanoke, Virginia. The Institute is responsible for more than 40 faculty-led research teams. Congressman Griffith spoke with Institute leadership and met with different research leaders to learn more about their progress.

In July, Congressman Griffith announced separate HHS grants to Virginia Tech for cancer research.

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