Santa Clara County Reps. Announce $2.7+ Million for STEM Research at San Jose State University
SAN JOSE, CA – Today, U.S. Representative Zoe Lofgren (CA-18), Ranking Member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, along with U.S. Representatives Anna Eshoo (CA-16), Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that San Jose State University (SJSU) will receive a total of $2,773,411 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) to support six STEM research initiatives.
“Innovative research leads to medical breakthroughs, new technologies, and enhanced resiliency. That’s why we strongly support this $2.7 million awarded to San Jose State University to support STEM initiatives that will help discover cures for diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Type II diabetes, ensure our digital safety, study important California ecosystems and materials, and improve the mental health of healthcare professionals,” said Reps. Lofgren, Eshoo, Khanna, and Panetta.
"The recent awards from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health will provide new scientific capabilities for our faculty, staff, and students; partner institutions; and the broader research community,” said Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson, President of San José State University. “With this funding, San José State University will be further empowered to tackle a wide variety of real-world problems for the betterment of all citizens, from the nanometer scale to improve energy options, to understanding disease pathways, and to protecting our community from dangerous new fraud tactics. We thank our Congressional leaders for their continuous support and advocacy.”
The Members announced the following grants:
- $1,000,000 from the NSF to study and improve the mental health of community paramedics.
- $550,000 from the NSF for an optical tool to study incredibly small materials and tackle challenges in transportation, energy storage, electronics, and health science.
- $498,507 from the NSFto enhance the computer forensics curriculum, with a focus on developing a cybersecurity workforce capable of investigating future cyber-based criminal activities.
- $356,086 from the NSF to use drones to study the health and growth rate of seagrass ecosystems across Northern California.
- $200,000 from the NSF to investigate vishing attacks and develop a software application to detect these attacks in real-time.
- $168,818 from NIGMS to study the formation of amyloid fibril proteins and better understand their role in Type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and rare neurodegenerative diseases.
- The NIGMS funding is specifically tied to the Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) program, which supports biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social science research projects at higher education institutions.
The NSF and NIGMS funding comes from the FY23 consolidated appropriations package that Reps. Lofgren, Eshoo, Khanna, and Panetta voted in favor of.
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