Assembly Member Grace Lee speaking at a press conference announcing $2 million from state budget to support health research for first responders following exposure to 9/11-related diseases. Pictured are also Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Dr. Amit Verma, Dr. David Prezant, Tammy Meltzer, and Jim Brosi.
Assembly Member Grace Lee speaking at a press conference announcing $2 million from state budget to support health research for first responders following exposure to 9/11-related diseases. Pictured are also Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Dr. Amit Verma, Dr. David Prezant, Tammy Meltzer, and Jim Brosi. ( Photo: Martina Dimitrova)

The money will fund 9/11 health research aimed at preventing and diagnosing cancer and other diseases suffered by first-responders.

Assembly Member Lee Highlights $2 Million to 9/11 Health Research by NYS
06 Jun 2026 | 08:26
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NYS has earmarked $2 million in the recently passed state budget for life-saving genomic cancer research involving 9/11 first responders being conducted by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Assembly Member Grace Lee announced.

A press conference announcing the grant on June 3 was held in front...

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