NIH Awards $1.48 Million Grant to Tuskegee University for Breast Cancer Research

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By Anissa Riley, College of Veterinary Medicine

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $1.48 million to the Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine for breast cancer research. Deepa Bedi, is an associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and is the principal investigator for the four-year program entitled, “Evaluation of HSPD1 (Heat Shock Protein, 60) as a theranostic target for breast cancer.” Bedi will evaluate the role of the protein in the progression of breast cancer.

“I aim to use this protein as a marker of TNBC progression as well as a target to deliver anti-cancer drugs to this highly aggressive and metastatic cancer. This grant will provide the necessary resources to fulfill this hypothesis and be able to contribute to the knowledge and cure of TNBC, particularly in African American women,” Bedi said.

“We are proud of the contributions that Bedi will make to biomedical research as she translates the discoveries and observations into therapies in her cancer laboratory in the college,” said Dr. Ruby Perry, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine. “The data and information gained from this newly funded research study will heighten awareness and enhance the cancer research program here at Tuskegee University.”

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