U.S. Representative Morgan Griffith

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, a research grant worth $762,861. This grant is for aging research. The funding breakdown of the grant is as follows: $762,861 to study how the protein TDP-43 spreads and affects brain cells, which is necessary for studying and treating limbic-predominant age-related TDP‑43 encephalopathy (LATE). This is a form of dementia In response to this grant notice, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: “Scientific discoveries contribute to new treatments and better health outcomes. “This HHS grant for more than $760,000 helps Virginia Tech contribute their research skills to better inform American scientists, doctors and patients.” BACKGROUND As a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman Griffith serves as the Chairman of the Health Subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over the National Institutes of Health and its division of Aging. ###