Ponce Health Sciences University of Ponce, Puerto Rico, in partnership with the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center has received a type U54 grant of $16 million from NCI.
Jenna Scott was 29, seven months pregnant, and suddenly, feeling very sick.
NCI awards $16 million grant to PHSU and Moffitt to strengthen tissue bank, reduce health disparities
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