BU Researchers Identify Brain Marker Indicating Future Suicide Risk
Study pinpoints differences in brain connections that could be used in prevention and may lead to new treatments to reduce suicide risk
Funding Opportunity: AFOSR Releases FY 2024 Young Investigator Program (YIP)
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) released its fiscal year (FY) 2024 funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for the Young Investigator Program (YIP). This program provides early career university faculty, scientists, and engineers who have shown promise for conducting basic research the opportunity to work with the Air Force and Space Force to further […]
Funding Opportunity: DHS S&T Releases NOFO for Terrorism and Targeted Violence Research
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate released the attached Terrorism and Targeted Violence Research and Evaluation Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for research applicants interested in domestic terrorism, targeted violence, radicalization, and prevention methodologies. Please note – This NOFO is separate from the annual Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention (TVTP) Grant Program […]
Equity Conversations Between PIs and Graduate Students
Negotiating an Equity Split with Your PI It can be the most fraught of conversations. A graduate student working on research that shows commercial promise seeks a sit-down with his or her principal investigator (PI) about starting a company. How does that grad student or post-doc broach the topic of a university spin-out – and, […]
Ji-Xin Cheng Is BU’s 2022 Innovator of the Year
Cheng was chosen for his innovations in biomedical engineering, including inventing a treatment for MRSA and imaging molecules inside living cells
The Story of NanoView Biosciences, a BU Spin-out
NanoView Biosciences, a venture-backed startup purchased in 2022 by a California-based life science company, was entirely a creation of BU.
Memo: Postdoctoral Compensation Guidelines, April 13, 2023
TO: Boston University Faculty and Staff FROM: Gloria Waters, Vice President and Associate Provost for Research Sarah Hokanson, Assistant Vice President and Assistant Provost, Research Development and PhD & Postdoctoral Affairs DATE: April 13, 2023 SUBJECT: Postdoctoral Compensation Guidelines Every year, the Office of Research reviews the minimum salary and stipend levels for Boston University […]
BU Biosafety Manual Updated – March 2023
BU’s Biosafety Manual was updated in March 2023. Please download the latest version for your records. The policies and procedures located within this document are designed to safeguard personnel and the environment from biologically hazardous materials and to comply with federal, state, and local regulatory requirements. All BU and BMC Principal Investigators (PIs) and laboratory […]
Award Nomination Opportunity: Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists 2023
DEADLINE: July 15, 2023. Science, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and SciLifeLab, joined forces in creating the Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists to recognize excellence amongst young researchers from around the world. The categories for the 2023 prize are Cell and Molecular Biology, Genomics Proteomics and Systems Biology Approaches, Ecology and Environment, and Molecular Medicine.
Limited Submission Funding Opportunity: NEH Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants: Capital Projects
INTERNAL MATERIALS DUE: Friday April 7, 2023. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Office of Challenge Programs is accepting applications for Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge Grants: Capital Projects. This program supports the purchase, design, construction, restoration, or renovation of buildings or sites of national, historical, architectural, or cultural significance and facilities that house humanities collections or are used for humanities activities.