ISCRM's Dr. Ying Zheng honored by NIH for innovative biomedical research

By Michelle Ma and Leila Gray

The National Institutes of Health has awarded nearly 80 grants to scientists working in biomedical research as part of this year’s High Risk-High Reward program. Three University of Washington faculty members are among those honored with a grant.

The research program encourages scientists to pursue creative and innovative ideas about biomedical and behavioral research with the aim of addressing today’s major challenges in these fields. Total funding for the awards is about $123 million and comes from the National Institutes of Health Common Fund, and a number of institutes and centers.

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