The Johns Hopkins University has received 250 research grants, for a total of $114 million, as a result of the federal stimulus package designed to advance scientific and medical knowledge while jump-starting the U.S. economy.
The grants will underwrite scientific investigations ranging from the best strategies to motivate drug addicts released from in-patient rehabilitation to agree to enroll in continuing sobriety support programs to the role certain proteins play in the development of muscle-wasting diseases, such as muscular dystrophy.
In addition to advancing the medical communities knowledge and understanding, the grants also serve to generate jobs at Johns Hopkins, boosting the region's economy, as employees spend their paychecks and Hopkins' laboratories hire personnel and buy supplies.
"This milestone is a testament to the outstanding research that our world-class faculty is conducting across the university," says Lloyd Minor, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. "They have responded to the opportunities created by the stimulus package with the drive, commitment and entrepreneurial spirit that continues to distinguish Johns Hopkins."
Source: Lloyd Minor, Johns Hopkins University
Writer: Walaika Haskins