NIH Awards University of Texas $1.8M in Research Grants

According to their Press Release, The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded Chlamydia researchers at The South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases (STCEID) at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) a $1.8 million grant over the next five years to study the pathogenesis of Chlamydia trachomatis, the bacterium that causes human genital Chlamydia.

By studying this sexually transmitted disease, UTSA can better serve the pharmaceutical industry and work together to eradicate Chlamydia from the world's population.

Do you think this was a proper use of NIH funds? What other research are you seeing in this arena?