MDI Biological Laboratory scientist receives grant to study peripheral neuropathy
(Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory) The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that Sandra Rieger, Ph.D., has been awarded a highly competitive grant from the National Cancer Institute, an institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to study the molecular mechanisms underlying chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, a side effect of cancer chemotherapy causing symptoms such as pain, tingling, temperature sensitivity and numbness in the extremities.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
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