January 2023 Selected Grants
Below is a brief snapshot of some of the research grants awarded to Boston University faculty in January 2023. View grant highlights from previous months or view detailed information on research funding on the Sponsored Research Reporting page.
Coupling Remote Sensing Imagery and Numerical Models to Quantify the Resilience of Coastal Marshes to Climate Change
Total Anticipated
$962,075
Principal Investigator
Sergio Fagherazzi, College of Arts & Sciences
Sponsor
NASA
Utilizing Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells to Study the Role of Alveolar Type 2 Cell Dysfunction in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Total Anticipated
$811,080
Principal Investigator
Kostas Alysandratos, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Sponsor
NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Mineralogical Complexity, Elemental Abundance Distributions, and Energy Landscapes as Potential Biosignatures
Total Anticipated
$763,280
Principal Investigator
Jeffrey Marlow, College of Arts & Sciences
Sponsor
NASA
Healthy Relationships on he Autism Spectrum: Feasibility and Target Engagement
Total Anticipated
$745,868
Principal Investigator
Emily Rothman, Sargent College
Sponsor
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
Racial Narrative Tracker
Total Anticipated
$500,000
Principal Investigator
Monica Wang, Center for Antiracist Research
Sponsor
Open Society Foundations
Hevolution New Investigator Award in Biology and Geroscience Research
Total Anticipated
$373,000
Principal Investigator
Samyeol Baek, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Sponsor
American Federation for Aging Research
Targeting Senescence to Improve Wound Healing in Aging
Total Anticipated
$373,000
Principal Investigator
Daniel Roh, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Sponsor
American Federation for Aging Research
Early Medical School Selection Program
Total Anticipated
$265,200
Principal Investigator
Angelique Harris, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Sponsor
Vertex Foundation
US and EU Border Externalization Regimes: Ethics, Identities, and Impacts
Total Anticipated
$225,000
Principal Investigator
Carrie Preston, Center on Forced Displacement
Sponsor
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Model Legislation Project – Jane’s Trust Foundation Grant
Total Anticipated
$137,790
Principal Investigator
Jasmine Gonzales, Center for Antiracist Research
Sponsor
Jane’s Trust Foundation
Please note, anticipated amount is for the entire project period. For more information on a specific award please contact rosamail.bu.edu.