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Funding to enhance collaboration between William Jewell College science faculty and students and members of the Kansas City area life sciences research community was included in the Omnibus Appropriations Bill.

The $190,000 in funding will allow William Jewell to advance research of coronary artery disease, brain cancer, colon cancer, protein folding disorders and microbial infections.

“We appreciate this recognition of the good work that William Jewell College is doing in the arena of faculty-directed research,” said Dr. David Sallee, college president. “The Kansas City metropolitan area is poised to be a major international contributor in research for the life sciences, and William Jewell is pleased to be a part of that extended community. This project will contribute to an increase in the quantity and quality of the Kansas City area life sciences workforce, in addition to improving the area’s scientific infrastructure.”

“This will allow today’s students to start working on tomorrow’s cures,” Congressman Sam Graves said. “It is one more piece in making the Kansas City region a destination for research companies that are performing ground-breaking work and creating new high-paying jobs.”

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