Durbin, Duckworth Announce More Than $15 Million For Health Care Research In Illinois
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today announced $15,128,931 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) medical research grant funding for Illinois institutions. The funding will be put toward research programs across the state to support advancements in sectors ranging from diabetes to aging research.
“Investing in medical research through the National Institutes of Health is a commitment to the idea that every American should have access to cutting-edge treatments and therapies,” said Durbin. “This federal funding will serve as a catalyst forthe growth of biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, and it’s an engine foreconomic growth that extends well beyond the laboratory. But, more importantly, it’s funding that will save lives.”
“Across the state, our universities and research institutions continue to be at the forefront of incredible medical advances,” Duckworth said. “This federal support will help Illinois’s research institutions thrive while they work to find cures and treatments for medical conditions and increase patient care.”
Congress is currently negotiating a Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bill that would, among other things, fund the National Institutes of Health, and support the type of research being announced today. Unfortunately, House Republicans are insisting on draconian cuts across federal agencies, including to medical research agencies and institutes. Durbin and Duckworth will continue to fight for robust funding that supports the discovery of new cures and treatments for cancer, Alzheimer’s, ALS, diabetes, and many other diseases and conditions.
Recipients of HHS grants include:
- University of Chicago (Aging Research): $486,611
- Southern Illinois University (Research for Mothers and Children): $445,500
- Northwestern University (Clinical Research Related to Neurological Disorders): $2,216,356
- Northwestern University (Research for Mothers and Children): $10,000
- Rhaeos, Inc. (Clinical Research Related to Neurological Disorders): $244,338
- Northwestern University (The Role of Telehealth in Improving Access to Unscheduled Care Among Lower-Income Individuals): $397,212
- University of Chicago (Research for Mothers and Children): $582,695
- Northwestern University (Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry Research): $999,938
- University of Illinois at Chicago (Research for Mothers and Children): $419,357
- Northwestern University (Clinical Research Related to Neurological Disorders): $677,982
- University of Illinois at Chicago (Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs): $359,775
- University of Illinois at Chicago (Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research): $423,004
- University of Illinois at Chicago (Alcohol Research Programs): $20,000
- University of Illinois at Chicago (Clinical Research Related to Neurological Disorders): $457,049
- Rush University Medical Center (Aging Research): $553,354
- University of Chicago (Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs): $215,238
- Northwestern University (Clinical Research Related to Neurological Disorders): $420,790
- Loyola University Chicago (Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation Research): $244,800
- National Opinion Research Center (Aging Research): $662,191
- Northwestern University (Clinical Research Related to Neurological Disorders): $440,000
- University of Chicago (Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry Research): $352,129
- Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (Research for Mothers and Children): $218,185
- Northern Illinois University (Vision Research): $186,250
- University of Illinois at Chicago (Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Research): $625,763
- University of Chicago (Cancer Research Manpower): $555,765
- University of Chicago (Clinical Research Related to Neurological Disorders): $2,085,071
- Northwestern University (Clinical Research Related to Neurological Disorders): $440,000
- Northwestern University (Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Research): $389,578
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