October 2024 Selected Grants
Below is a brief snapshot of some of the research grants awarded to Boston University faculty in October 2024. View grant highlights from previous months or view detailed information on research funding on the Sponsored Research Reporting page.
Modernization of High and Maximum Containment Research Facilities at the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories to Meet Current and Future National Research Priorities
Total Anticipated
$7,541,758
Principal Investigator
Nancy Jean Sullivan, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories
Sponsor
National Institutes of Health Office of the Director
Interleukin-6 Signaling, Lung Injury, and Post-TB Lung Disease in TB-HIV
Total Anticipated
$3,424,190
Principal Investigator
Akshay Gupte, School of Public Health
Sponsor
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Integrating U=U Into HIV Counseling: A Cluster – Randomized Efficacy Trial
Total Anticipated
$3,139,643
Principal Investigator
Jacob Bor, School of Public Health
Sponsor
National Institute of Mental Health
Lysosomal Regeneration and Rescue as a Treatment for Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
Total Anticipated
$3,058,235
Principal Investigator
Mark W Grinstaff, College of Arts & Sciences
Sponsor
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
Sexual Health Behaviors Among US Adolescents and Young Adults
Total Anticipated
$2,732,291
Principal Investigator
Kimberly M Nelson, School of Public Health
Sponsor
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
Understanding Neuronal Dysfunction in Down Syndrome Using Assembloids and Xenotransplanted Cortical Organoids
Total Anticipated
$2,357,335
Principal Investigator
Ella Zeldich, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Sponsor
National Institute on Aging
A Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative II Program
Total Anticipated
$1,250,000
Principal Investigator
Cristian De La Rosa, School of Theology
Sponsor
Lilly Endowment, Inc.
Evaluating Strength at Home and Internal Family Systems as IPV Intervention Methods
Total Anticipated
$1,170,000
Principal Investigator
Casey T. Taft, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Sponsor
Washington Department of Commerce
Injectable Optoacoustic Retina Protheses
Total Anticipated
$588,568
Principal Investigator
Chen Yang, College of Engineering
Sponsor
National Eye Institute
Urban Biodiversity Futures
Total Anticipated
$499,522
Principal Investigator
Anne G. Short, 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.