Washington, Aug. 26 -- Congressman Morgan Griffith issued the following press release:

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, two research related grants worth $932,292. These grants are for allergy and infectious diseases research.

The funding breakdown of the grants is as follows: $199,059 for researching how bacteria interact with each other and evolve during infections that involve biofilms $733,233 for researching whether the old antibiotic nitroxoline can be used for treating drug-resistant gonorrhea and chlamydia In response to this grant notice, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Scientific d...