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Chemists Awarded $7.5M Grant to Fight Nerve Agents

November 8, 2011

Chemists Awarded $7.5M Grant to Fight Nerve Agents

A $7.5 million grant will accelerate the research efforts of chemists Christopher Hadad and Thomas J. Magliery who are working to find ways to counteract nerve agents that might be used in terrorist attacks.

The research could also one day lead to new types of antidotes for exposure to pesticides and other poisons.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant extends a previous grant and establishes a new Center of Excellence at Ohio State.

Read more at: http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/biodefense.htm