ULM gets more than $352K grant to study diabetes, obesity

Congressman Ralph Abraham, M.D., R-Alto, announced Monday that the University of Louisiana Monroe has won a $352,500 grant to study diabetes and obesity.

The grant is funded by the Department of Health and Hospitals and is awarded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Diseases.

Louisiana had the sixth highest rate of obesity and the fourth highest rate of diabetes in the United States in 2017. Researchers at ULM hope to use this funding to improve therapies for treating obesity and diabetes, which will lead to a healthier Louisiana.

This is the second major scientific research grant Abraham has announced for ULM in the past two months. ULM previously has received $275,000 for its Atmospheric Sciences research program.

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