Burke Rehabilitation Center and New York Medical College will receive more than $800,000 in federal funding, according to an announcement from U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey.
Lowey, D-Westchester/Rockland, made the announcement Monday, saying the funding would come from the National Institutes of Health, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. She said that every $1 in the grant funding should generate $2.21 in economic benefit.
“The health industry is part of the lifeblood of the lower Hudson Valley economy and these NIH grants will help keep our communities safe and healthy,” she said in the announcement.
Burke, based in White Plains, and Valhalla”™s New York Medical College will receive $402,500 to develop neurotoxin poisoning treatments as part of a Countermeasures Against Chemical threats program. The studies will focus on TMDT, which has been used in mass poisonings worldwide, according to Lowey”™s office.
Burke also will receive $398,879 for studies related to developing effective hand therapies for children with cerebral palsy. Burke”™s Clinical Laboratory for Early Brain Injury Recovery has been studying treatments to increase and improve hand movement for children with CP so that they could better perform everyday tasks.
