Sarver Heart Center Launches Arizona Heart Study (AZ Heart) to Address Heart Health Challenges

A new NIH U01 award (U01AL187043) from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, with additional support from the NIH Office of the Director, will fund a multi-institution research effort aimed at improving treatments for accidental radiation exposure. The project is led by contact Principal Investigator Thambi Aroumougame, PhD, with multiple Principal Investigators Dr. Hesham Sadek, MD, PhD, Director of the University of Arizona and Sarver Heart Center, and Dr. Mahmoud S. Ahmed, PhD of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.