FDA and NIH create first-of-kind Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science

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FDA and NIH create first-of-kind Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) today, as part of an on-going interagency partnership, have awarded a total of up to $53 million to fund tobacco-related research in fiscal year 2013 to create 14 Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science (TCORS). These centers will be coordinated by NIH's Office of Disease Prevention, and administered by three NIH institutes— the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.