December 2022 Selected Grants
Below is a brief snapshot of some of the research grants awarded to Boston University faculty in December 2022. View grant highlights from previous months or view detailed information on research funding on the Sponsored Research Reporting page.
Climate Change and Calorie Crops – Global Impacts, Adaptation and Implications for US Agricultural Communities: Collaborative Research with Columbia University and Boston University
Total Anticipated
$649,755
Principal Investigator
Ian Sue Wing, College of Arts & Sciences
Sponsor
Department of Agriculture
Competing for Talent: How Local Labor Markets Affect Startups
Total Anticipated
$405,180
Principal Investigator
James Bessen, School of Law
Sponsor
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
The Role of Iron Homeostasis in Aging
Total Anticipated
$338,250
Principal Investigator
Vyacheslav Labunskyy, School of Medicine
Sponsor
NIH/National Institute on Aging
Investing Similarities and Differences of Ionospheric Irregularities Observed at Low and Midlatitudes Over the American Sector
Total Anticipated
$324,892
Principal Investigator
Carlos Martinis, College of Arts & Sciences
Sponsor
NASA
Evaluation of MRNA-Based Vaccine Approaches Against Endemic Coronaviruses
Total Anticipated
$297,066
Principal Investigator
Florian Douam, NEIDLNational Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories The NE...
Sponsor
Moderna Therapeutics
Fundamental Discovery with Solid SATE Spin Ensembles
Total Anticipated
$296,201
Principal Investigator
Alexander Sushkov, College of Arts & Sciences
Sponsor
National Science Foundation
Collaborative Research: Inferring the IN SITU Micro-Mechanics of Embedded Fiber Networks by Leveraging Limited Imaging Data
Total Anticipated
$286,932
Principal Investigator
Emma Lejeune, College of Engineering
Sponsor
National Science Foundation
Investigating Mechanisms Underlying Perceptual Integration in Autism
Total Anticipated
$250,000
Principal Investigator
Benjamin Scott, College of Arts & Sciences
Sponsor
Simons Foundation
Microbiome-Based Biomarkers and Models of Lung Cancer Development and Treatment
Total Anticipated
$231,413
Principal Investigator
William Johnson, School of Medicine
Sponsor
NIH/National Cancer Institute
Please note, anticipated amount is for the entire project period. For more information on a specific award please contact rosamail.bu.edu.