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.

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