$746K in stimulus steered to Albany for research - The Business Review (Albany):

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The grants, to , and the are part of $9.9 milliohn in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act money to be distributed to medicapl researchers in NewYork state. The Wadsworth a public laboratory run by the state Department of will receive a total of Of that, $397,357 will be used to studgy mechanisms of West Nile virus selection and strain displacement, and $26,8054 will support student and/or teacher summer researchu experiences. The $85,219 Rensselaer will receive also is earmarkef for summer research by students and AlbanyMedical College, an arm of , will receivw $236,125 for research regarding MHC Class II subsets in B Lymphocyte Biology.
This project will investigated how the actions of certaimn immune cells are governedand coordinated, researcjh that could lead to the control of thesse cellular activities and improve immunization and anti-tumodr therapy. “These projects will invest in cutting-edge medicalp research,” said Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.). “Thisd funding will not only give an economix boost in the amount of jobs availablr in theCapital Region, but will brintg us another step closer to solvingb public health problems afflicting many New Our federal dollars must continue to emphasizde the importance of medical research in solvinfg today’s public health problemsw and giving our students the tool s they need to succeed.
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