Medical College of Georgia
Emory, MCG Collaboration Wins $7.6M from NASA
Researchers from Emory University's Winship Cancer Institute and the Medical College of Georgia will study whether the risk of lung cancer is amplified by the stress response touched off by damage to DNA from exposure to HZE particles.
The first closing comprises a $7.5 million investment from the state — about $2.5 million less than originally planned — and $11.25 million from private investors. The fund will invest in companies with technologies developed at the six GRA member academic institutions.
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NIDDK Funding Long-term Type 1 Diabetes Screening Study
The $10 million in funding will continue a study that is following children over the course of 15 years to understand the genetic and environmental basis of the disease.