New $3M NIH grant supports Henry Ford + MSU researchers studying HPV-positive head and neck cancers

Researchers have been awarded a $3M grant to study new treatments for patients who have head and neck cancer caused by the human papillomavirus, or HPV.

07/21/2025graphic of X-ray of human head with throat area highlighted in orange. Three clusters of cells are centered in the orange area.https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/head-neck-cancer-research-earns-nih-grant-henry-ford-msuGrant,Health Science and Innovation