Memphis Standard

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) today announced that Methodist Le Bonheur Community Outreach will receive a grant of $1,018,872 for the Delta State Rural Development Network Grant Program. He also announced that the University of Memphis will receive a grant of $413,756 for a project entitled “Transcranial Ultrasound Algorithms and Device for Rapid Stroke Determination by Paramedics” under the direction of Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Carl Heckerhoff. Both grants are being funded by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Congressman Cohen made the following statement:

“Methodist Le Bonheur’s work strengthening a network of health care groups is inspiring. Professor Heckerhoff’s work with sound engineering is permitting once-unheard-of discoveries. These U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grants are substantial investments in our community.”

Last month, Congressman Cohen announced that Professor Heckerhoff was awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation grant for his biomedical engineering work with ultrasound brain imaging.

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