UC genetics center receives $7.8M grant

The University of Cincinnati’s environmental health department has received a $7.8 million grant for its state-of-the-art Center for Environmental Genetics.

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The University of Cincinnati’s environmental health department has received a $7.8 million grant for its state-of-the-art Center for Environmental Genetics (CEG).

The funding will be channeled directly into technology and staffing.

Founded in 1992, the CEG encourages research collaboration among scientists, epidemiologists, and clinicians seeking to understand the relationships between genetic predisposition to disease and environmental exposures.

The CEG is one of only 16 environmental centers funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and is in its 16th year of operation.

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