Steve Cohen
03/26/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/26/2026 16:48
Congressman Cohen Announces Breast Cancer Research Grant to the UTHSC
WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Dr. Wei Li of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will receive a grant of $614,894 from the National Cancer Institute. The grant supports Dr. Li's work targeting brain and bone metastases in metastatic breast cancer for improved patient survival through the development of new drugs more tailored to these types of cancers.
Congressman Cohen made the following statement:
"Understanding and targeting metastatic cancers will result in therapies and medicines that may prolong and even save patients' lives. I commend Dr. Li and our medical school for undertaking this important work."
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