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HARKIN ANNOUNCES BOOST FOR UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
2/28/2006
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) announced today that the
University of Iowa received over $349,000 from the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS). Harkin is the ranking Democrat on the
subcommittee that funds health and education initiatives.
“Funding medical research is the first step towards the technological
and scientific breakthroughs that provide hope for many Americans,”
Harkin said. “This research will hopefully better our scientific
understanding and improve the quality of life for Iowans and others
across the country.”
The investment will support the following projects at the University of Iowa:
– $209,450 for cancer biology research
– $73,750 for digestive diseases and nutrition research
– $66,375 for research on aging
Harkin has been a long-time supporter of medical research. In 2003,
Harkin achieved an historic five-year doubling of the National
Institutes of Health, the federal agency responsible for medical
research.
The President’s FY 2007 budget would cut funding for 18 of the 19
institutes at NIH. Funds for the National Cancer Institute would drop
by $40 million, and funds for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute would drop by $21 million.
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