NIH Funds Work At WPI On Regenerating Heart Tissue And Preventing Urinary Tract Infections
Congressman James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, has announced National Institutes of Health (NIH) awards for two researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center at Gateway Park. Glenn Gaudette, PhD, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at WPI, will receive $403,000 over two years to advance his work using bone marrow derived stem cells to restore function to damaged hearts.
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