WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Jim Banks issued the following press release:
Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) discussed the importance of fair health research funding for Indiana universities with National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Bhattacharya during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing titled "Modernizing the National Institutes of Health: Faster Discoveries, More Cures."
See remarks below:
Sen. Banks: "Indiana is home to three R1 research institutions, Indiana University, Purdue, and Notre Dame. Just to give a few examples, IU is making groundbreaking discoveries into early onset Alzheimer's research treatments. Purdue is focused on treatments for opioid addiction and pioneering the scie...