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UA Department of Pediatrics Awarded $44 Million to Participate in National Childrens' Study

Principal Investigator Dr. Fernando Martinez
The University of Arizona (UA) Department of Pediatrics has been awarded a $44 million, six-year contract to participate in the National Institutes of Health’s National Children’s Study, a major effort to investigate the interaction of genes and the environment on children’s health.

NIH officials named The UA as one of 36 new and existing study centers that will recruit study volunteers from a total of 72 locations. The UA will recruit participants from Pinal and Apache counties in Arizona. When fully operational, the study is expected to include 36 to 50 study centers in the planned 105 study locations throughout the United States. ... ( Read more )