NIH gives $18 million to enhance biomedical research across Montana

Montana’s ability to conduct biomedical research has received another boost in the form of $18 million from the National Institutes of Health.

The new grant will allow the Montana INBRE Program to continue another five years and build on the successes it has had since it began in 2001, said Allen Harmsen, a Montana State University professor who directs the program.

If the NIH gives final approval on projects that have already been approved on the state level, college students and faculty across Montana will research issues of special significance to Montanans, including infectious disease research, such as on West Nile Virus; suicide prevention, water quality, environmental health, and health disparities.

Evelyn Boswell, (406) 994-5135 or [email protected]

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