Congressman Kennedy Announces $1.5 Million for Low-Dose Radiation Research Led by Hauptman-Woodward Research Institute & the University at Buffalo

HWI had the honor and privilege of hosting Congressman Tim Kennedy on Friday, September 13, 2024. The Congressman took a tour of our facilities, including our National Crystallization Center and Cryo-EM Center.

In a press conference following the tour, he announced that HWI has been awarded $1.5 million by the U.S. Department of Energy for a three-year study aimed at understanding the mechanism and health consequences of low-dose radiation at a molecular level. This funding will leverage new advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support biomedical discovery. Edward Snell, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, and Dominic Sellitto, Clinical Assistant Professor of Management Science and Systems in the UB School of Management, will serve as co-principal investigators on the research.

HWI is 1 of only 14 projects on low-dose radiation in the nation awarded a total of $19.5 million. The goal of the nation’s Low Dose Radiation Research Program is to better understand the impact of low-dose radiation exposure, and subsequently implement protective measures.

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