NIH Allocates $70 Million Annually for Therapeutic Research

BETHESDA, MD. -
The National Institutes of Health will provide $70 million annually over four years to a network of nine centers engaged in chemical probes research. The initiative is designed to support the use of small molecule probes, an important tool for the exploration of cell processes, leading to the development of new therapies. The Molecular Libraries Probe Production Centers Network is the second phase of a program begun in 2004 as part of the Molecular Libraries and Imaging Initiative under NIH's Roadmap for Medical Research.
The nine institutions funded as part of the network are:

• The Burnham Center for Chemical Genomics, La Jolla, Calif.
• Broad Institute Comprehensive Screening Center, Cambridge, Mass.
• National Institutes of Health Chemical Genomics Center, Bethesda, Md.
• The Scripps Research Institute’s Comprehensive Center for Chemical Probe Discovery and Optimization, La Jolla, Calif.
• Johns Hopkins Ion Channel Center, Baltimore
• Southern Research Specialized Biocontainment Screening Center, Birmingham, Ala.
• University of New Mexico Center for Molecular Discovery, Albuquerque, N.M.
• University of Kansas Specialized Chemistry Center, Lawrence, Kan.
• The Vanderbilt Specialized Chemistry Center for Accelerated Probe Development, Nashville, Tenn.