Contact: Ellen Bank

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May 17, 2001

Charleston Ranked Among top 100 Cities in NIH Support

CHARLESTON, SC (May 17, 2001) --The National Institutes of Health has reported Charleston to be ranked in the top 100 cities in the country in the amount of NIH support for fiscal 200, with $45,742, 911 coming to Charleston. All of these funds have been directed to the Medical University of South Carolina. This information is reported on the NIH website http://grants.nih.gov/grants/award/award.htm

The $45,742,911 in NIH moneys coming to Charleston (and Medical University) for the fiscal year is broken down as follows:

165 Research Grants -- $43,546,739

10 Training Grants -- $1,143,410

5 Fellowships -- $177,416

4 R & D Contracts -- $727,822

1 Other Award -- $147,524

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