Recent Grants
Wendy Kuohung, associate professor of obstetrics & gynecology, receives March of Dimes grant
The funding will support Dr. Kuohung's first-of-its-kind research into therapeutic agents for preeclampsia. Dr. Kuohung will develop an assay to treat preeclampsia in women who may have increased genetic risk for the condition.
Lynne Chantranupong, assistant professor of biology, receives prestigious Sloan Foundation Research Fellowship
Dr. Chantranupong, a molecular biologist studying brain lysosomes, is one of 126 fellows selected.
Mellon Foundation grant supports COM center for media innovation and impact
The award, for $487,000 over three years, will fund projects related to environmental justice storytelling.
Million-dollar W. M. Keck Foundation grant supports CAS study of urban trees
Jennifer Bhatnagar, associate professor of biology, leads the project, centered around the survival of urban trees and how understanding their adaptative capabilities could contribute to preservation initiatives.
SPIE and BU endow $1-million Scholarship in Photonics
SPIE's gift of $500,000, matched by BU, will support students at the BU Photonics Center. SPIE has made 12 major gifts to universities in support of optics and photonics education, research, and talent development.