Recent Grants
AMETEK Foundation sponsors half of 2024 First Inspiration in Research in Engineering program cohort
The program, hosted by the College of Engineering, provides high school students with the opportunity to gain experience in STEM education through workshops led by ENG students and recent graduates.
Andrew Budson, MD, receives US-Israel Binational Science Foundation funding for Alzheimer’s research
Budson, Professor of Neurology, and collaborator Daniel Levy, PhD, will test a non-pharmacological intervention with the potential to improve memory in early-stage Alzheimer's patients.
Emmy Blumenthal, biophysicist, named a 2024 Hertz Fellow
Blumenthal, a BU postbaccalaureate research assistant and 2023 CAS graduate, is one of 18 Hertz Fellows selected to receive $250,000 in research funding over five years.
Meg Younger and Florencia Fernandez Chiappe receive Pew Charitable Trusts Awards
Assistant Professor Meg Younger and Postdoctoral Scholar Florencia Fernandez-Chiappe will study mosquitoes' olfactory systems and how mosquito-borne diseases affect young children.
Ana Fiszbein and Jeroen Eyckmans secure Hevolution grants for geroscience research
Ana Fiszbein, Assistant Professor of Biology, and Jeroen Eyckmans, Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, both received $2 million research grants to investigate the foundational mechanisms behind biological aging.