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The National Institutes of Health announced 93 awards to fund highly innovative, high-impact biomedical research as part of its High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program.<\/p>\n

\"Wesley<\/p>\n

Wesley Legant<\/a>, PhD, assistant professor in the departments of pharmacology and biomedical engineering, and\u00a0Hyejung Won<\/a>, PhD, assistant professor of genetics, were selected as NIH Director\u2019s New Innovator Award recipients this week. Legant will receive $2.2 million and Won will receive $2.3 million to support innovative biomedical research.<\/p>\n

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