September 2024 Selected Grants
Below is a brief snapshot of some of the research grants awarded to Boston University faculty in September 2024. View grant highlights from previous months or view detailed information on research funding on the Sponsored Research Reporting page.
Big Data and Small Molecules for Alzheimer’s Disease
Total Anticipated
$4,105,224
Principal Investigator
Weiming Xia, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Sponsor
National Institute on Aging
Long Non-Coding RNAs as Therapeutic Targets and Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
Total Anticipated
$3,801,072
Principal Investigator
Ivana Delalle, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Sponsor
National Institute on Aging
Assessing the Role of Federally Qualified Health Centers in Advancing Quality and Equity of Care for Pregnant and Postpartum Medicaid Enrollees
Total Anticipated
$3,400,956
Principal Investigator
Megan B. Cole Brahim, School of Public Health
Sponsor
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Towards a Physics-Inspired Approach to Computation on Encrypted Data
Total Anticipated
$2,770,718
Principal Investigator
Andrei E Ruckenstein, College of Arts & Sciences
Sponsor
National Science Foundation
The Biothreats Emergence, Analysis, and Communications Network
Total Anticipated
$1,500,000
Principal Investigator
Nahid R. Bhadelia, Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases
Sponsor
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Bio-Orthogonal Mid-Infrared Photothermal Imaging of Cancer Metabolism
Total Anticipated
$1,221,339
Principal Investigator
Ji-Xin Cheng, College of Engineering
Sponsor
National Cancer Institute
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center On Improving Employment Outcomes Among People with Serious Mental Illnesses
Total Anticipated
$874,465
Principal Investigator
Marianne Farkas, Sargent College
Sponsor
Administration for Community Living
Dynamics and Impacts of Electrons and Ions in the Earth’s Magnetosphere-Ionosphere System
Total Anticipated
$821,262
Principal Investigator
Liang Wang, College of Arts & Sciences
Sponsor
National Science Foundation
Advancing the Delivery of Genome Editors with Next-Generation Non-Viral Delivery Systems
Total Anticipated
$750,000
Principal Investigator
Samagya Banskota, College of Engineering
Sponsor
Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
Enabling Green Industrial Policy in a Globalized World: The Global Governance Dimension
Total Anticipated
$250,000
Principal Investigator
Kevin Gallagher, Global Development Policy Center
Sponsor
Open Society Foundations
Please note, anticipated amount is for the entire project period. For more information on a specific award, please contact rosamail@bu.edu.