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| https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-announces-14-million-national-cancer-institute-grants | Congressman Cohen Announces $1.4 Million in National Cancer Institute Grants to UTHSC | 2026-09-01 | 2026 | 2026-09 | Democrat | House | TN | Steve Cohen | C001068 | cohen.house.gov | cohen | https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases | scraper | WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced two grants totaling $1,441,914 to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) from the National Cancer Institute. One, for $1,052,689, will support research into the contribution of microbial-derived metabolites to protective immunity in obesity-driven cancer risk under the direction of Dr. Liza Makowski-Hayes. Her group will work to address the questions: how and to what extent are the underlying mechanisms of obesity-mediated increases in chronic inflammation related to an increase in cancer risk? A second grant, for $389,215 will support research into drug discovery for triple-negative breast cancer (absence or substantial lack of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and HER2), which accounts for 15-20 percent of breast cancers, under the direction of Dr. Michio Kurosu. Congressman Cohen made the following statement: “I am always pleased to see these kinds of investment in the work of our University of Tennessee medical school. Cancer research saves lives. I commend both Drs. Makowski-Hayes and Kurosu for undertaking this work.” # # # | 1 | 2026-09-02T09:19:58Z | 2026-09-02T09:20:51Z |