July 2024 Selected Grants
Below is a brief snapshot of some of the research grants awarded to Boston University faculty in July 2024. View grant highlights from previous months or view detailed information on research funding on the Sponsored Research Reporting page.
RNA Modification and Innate Immune Activation in HIV Infection
Total Anticipated
$4,009,030
Principal Investigator
Hisashi Akiyama, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Sponsor
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Role of Environmental Stress in the Health Inequities of Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Dementias
Total Anticipated
$3,328,985
Principal Investigator
Marcia Pescador Jimenez, School of Public Health
Sponsor
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
Impact of Metals on Biological Aging and Cardiometabolic Traits in Adolescents
Total Anticipated
$1,790,484
Principal Investigator
Maria Argos, School of Public Health
Sponsor
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Development Banks and Sustainable Development
Total Anticipated
$1,000,000
Principal Investigator
Kevin Gallagher, Global Development Policy Center
Sponsor
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Using Neon and Other Network Data to Anchor a Continental Multi-Scale Carbon Cycle Assimilation and Forecast
Total Anticipated
$929,221
Principal Investigator
Michael Dietze, College of Arts & Sciences
Sponsor
National Science Foundation
Mechanics of Elastogranular Metamaterials
Total Anticipated
$651,674
Principal Investigator
Douglas P. Holmes, College of Engineering
Sponsor
National Science Foundation
Enabling The Automated Delivery Of Context-Aware Notifications
Total Anticipated
$599,996
Principal Investigator
Gianluca Stringhini, College of Engineering
Sponsor
National Science Foundation
Simulations, Theory and Observations of Plasma Turbulence and Heating Found in Solar Chromosphere
Total Anticipated
$517,046
Principal Investigator
Meers Oppenheim, College of Arts & Sciences
Sponsor
National Science Foundation
Please note, anticipated amount is for the entire project period. For more information on a specific award, please contact rosamail@bu.edu.