The grantee institutions for the Lung Tissue Research program are:

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.

Emory University, Atlanta
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minn.
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tenn.
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C.
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Oklahoma State University, Tulsa, Okla.
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
Temple University, Philadelphia
Tulane University, New Orleans, La.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.
University of Chicago, Chicago
University of Colorado, Aurora, Colo.
University of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
University of Texas Health Center, Dallas
University of Texas Southwest Medical Center, Tyler, Texas

The activities described in this release are supported by funds provided to the NIH under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). More information about NIH's Recovery Act grant funding opportunities can be found at http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/. To track the progress of HHS activities funded through the Recovery Act, visit www.hhs.gov/recovery. To track all federal funds provided through the Recovery Act, visit www.recovery.gov.

Part of the National Institutes of Health, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) plans, conducts, and supports research related to the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases, and sleep disorders. The Institute also administers national health education campaigns on women and heart disease, healthy weight for children, and other topics. NHLBI press releases, information on NHLBI's role in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and other materials are available online at www.nhlbi.nih.gov.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) - The Nation's Medical Research Agency - includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov. Resources:
# Diseases and Conditions Index, COPD: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Copd/Copd_WhatIs.html
# Diseases and Conditions Index, IPF: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/ipf/ipf_whatis.html
# COPD Learn More Breathe Better: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/copd/
# NHLBI and the Recovery Act: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/recovery/index.htm

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