Glenna Bett

SUNY Buffalo researcher Glenna Bett

Over the years, research has been a key weapon in the fight against heart disease and stroke, which kill about 960,000 Americans annually.And the State University of New York is among the institutions in the Northeast sharing in more than $40 million in funding from the American Heart Association for research projects aimed at eliminating the nation's No. 1 and No. 3 killers.

"Most young investigators in cardiac and stroke research rely on the AHA to provide money to perform the pilot studies that later develop into large, government-funded projects," said Glenna Bett, a scientist who heads one of five ongoing studies in Buffalo funded by the heart association and its northeast affiliate.

Bett is a member of the Buffalo Health Sciences Center chapter of United University Professions, the New York State United Teachers affiliate representing academic and professional faculty at SUNY.
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The heart association also provides support for training pre- and post-doctoral students, noted Bett, a former AHA post-doctoral fellow herself.