Recent Grants
Erica Pratt, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, named BU’s first Rita Allen Scholar
Dr. Pratt proposed a novel method for the more effective and less invasive detection of tumor activity. She was one of seven innovative researchers in cancer, immunology, and neuroscience selected for the prestigious award.
Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute co-hosts Annual Neuroscience of the Everyday World Conference at BU
The two-day event, led by the Center for Brain Recovery, the Neurophotonics Center, and the Rafiki B Hariri Center for Computing, brought together over 450 attendees from 25 countries.
Diana Anderson, assistant professor of neurology, receives Greenwall Foundation funding for bioethics research
Dr. Anderson, whose research has previously demonstrated the medical impact of the built space of healthcare environments, will seek to improve the physical design of long-term care facilities.
Najoung Kim, PhD, awarded Open Philanthropy funding for study on large language models
Kim, who has appointments in the Departments of Linguistics and Computer Science, will receive $750,000 to investigate the capacity of large language models to perform academic machine learning research.
Andreas Charidimou, assistant professor of neurology, receives Alzheimer’s Association grant to study cerebral amyloid angiopathy biomarkers
Dr. Charidimou, MD, MSc, PhD, FESO, will address a new topic in the Alzheimer's disease field, potentially contributing to more accurate diagnosis of a condition that contributes to hemorrhagic stroke and dementia in older individuals.