Augusta, GA
Augusta University research team chosen for $4 million grant
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A research team at Augusta University is receiving more than $4 million dollars to do cardiovascular research.
The team, led by Dr. Jennifer Sullivan, PhD, will study the risk factors for cardiovascular and kidney diseases and how they impact women.
The research is part of a larger, $15 million, project titled Strategically Focused Research Network on Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome: Heterogeneity in Women.
According to the Healthy Georgia Report, produced by AU’s School of Public Health, Georgia has the 23rd highest rate of obesity in the United States.
38.3% of women in Georgia, and 37.5% of people living in rural areas, suffer from obesity.
Teams from Massachusetts General Hospital and The Ohio State University were also chosen.
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