Limited Submission Funding Opportunity: Johnson & Johnson 2022 WiSTEM2D Scholars Award Program
INTERNAL MATERIALS DEADLINE: September 10, 2021. The Johnson & Johnson Scholars Award Program aims to fuel development of female STEM2D leaders and feed the STEM2D talent pipeline by awarding and sponsoring women at critical points in their careers, in each of the STEM2D disciplines: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design.
Back2BU Research: Personnel Lists and Visitor Policies
TO: Boston University Principal Investigators FROM: Gloria Waters, Vice President and Associate Provost for Research DATE: September 3, 2021 SUBJECT: Back2BU Research: Personnel Lists and Visitor Policies Since May 2020, faculty PIs have been required to maintain personnel lists for their research groups and submit updates on a rolling basis to the Office of Research […]
BU Innovators of the Year: Where Are They Now?
When asked to describe the invention he’s most proud of, 2020 BU Innovator of the Year Jerome Mertz, Biomedical Engineering (ENG) shared, “The invention itself is usually a letdown, and I rarely think about it when it’s over. It’s the process of getting there that’s interesting to me.” When you’ve disclosed nearly two dozen inventions, […]
Limited Submission Funding Opportunity: Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1 – Clinical Trial Optional)
INTERNAL MATERIALS DEADLINE: October 1, 2022. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is designed to support highly integrated research teams of three to six PDs/PIs to address ambitious and challenging research questions that are important for the mission of NIGMS and are beyond the scope of one or two investigators. Collaborative program teams are expected to accomplish goals that require considerable synergy and managed team interactions. Project goals should not be achievable with a collection of individual efforts or projects. Teams are encouraged to consider far-reaching objectives that will produce major advances in their fields.
Limited Submission Funding Opportunity: Genome Research Experiences to Attract Talented Undergraduates into the Genomics Field to Enhance Diversity (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
INTERNAL MATERIALS DEADLINE: September 30, 2021. The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this NHGRI R25 program is to support educational activities that encourage undergraduates from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical workforce, to pursue further training and careers in the scientific, medical, ethical, social and/or legal areas of genomics research.
Funding Opportunity: Massachusetts Life Sciences Center 2021-22 Cycle Capital Programs
INTERNAL MATERIALS DEADLINE: November 19, 2021. MLSC is accepting applications for this year’s capital programs: Bits to Bytes, Novel Therapeutics Delivery, Women’s Health, and Research Infrastructure.
Funding Opportunity: SAMSUNG GRO
INTERNAL MATERIALS DEADLINE: August 18, 2021. The SAMSUNG Global Research Outreach (GRO) program calls for innovative research proposals from leading universities worldwide. The program seeks proposals in a variety of subject areas.
Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Opportunities
The Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center is pleased to share these upcoming events and opportunities with the BU research community. 5th Annual Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Conference The 2021 CTE Conference is a two-day virtual course where participants will learn about all aspects of CTE, including its pathology, pathophysiology, genetics, biomarkers, imaging, clinical syndromes, clinical […]
Announcing the 2021 Ignition Award Winners
Technology Development is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Ignition Award. The Ignition program awards $75K and $25K, one-year grants to Boston University faculty to help launch promising new technologies into the marketplace. Congratulations to this year’s winners, listed below. Members of the BU research community can reach out to Rana K. Gupta, […]
Research Revealed: The Power of Multimedia
July 2021 | Information & Support for the BU Research Community Insider Insights PROMOTE YOUR WORK The Power of Multimedia In May, a 60-second video about how a team of BU mechanical engineers used Japanese paper-cutting techniques to create soft robotic grippers earned more than 750k views. Here are four lessons for other faculty promoting new research, […]