For Release: Friday, December 5, 2008
Contact: David Gillies: 202-225-5661

SIUC RECEIVES HHS GRANT

Washington - U.S. Congressman Jerry Costello (D-IL) announced today that Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIUC) has received a $323,738 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The funds will be used for a project entitled: “Chromatin Remodeling and Transcription Repression.”

“Federally-funded research results in many positive developments for society and SIUC continues to distinguish itself by the quality of its academic contributions,” Costello said. “I will continue to support these efforts.”

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