December 2021 Selected Grants
Below is a brief snapshot of some of the research grants awarded to Boston University faculty in December 2021. View previously selected grants, or a full summary of this month’s awards. For detailed information on research funding, visit Sponsored Research Reporting on the Research Support site.
Precise Tumor Targeting with Logic Car Circuits
Total Anticipated
$ 2,847,634
Principal Investigator
Wilson Wong, College of Engineering
Sponsor
NIH/ National Cancer Institute
Pilot Study to Assess Protection Against Filovirus Challenge by an Infused Monoclonal Antibody
Total Anticipated
$ 2,591,703
Principal Investigator
Anthony Griffiths, NEIDL
Sponsor
Leidos
Longevity Consortium
Total Anticipated
$ 2,451,185
Principal Investigator
Thomas T Perls, School of Medicine
Sponsor
Sutter Bay Hospitals d/b/a California Pacific Medical Center
Corporation for Public Broadcasting CSG FY2022
Total Anticipated
$ 1,775,735
Principal Investigator
Margaret E Low, WBUR
Sponsor
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Characterization of IPSC-Derived Alveolar Epithelial Type II Cells
Total Anticipated
$ 1,328,966
Principal Investigator
Darrell Kotton, School of Medicine
Sponsor
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
Climate Change and Calorie Crops – Global Impacts, Adaptations and Implications for US Agricultural Communities: Collaborative Research With Columbia University and Boston University
Total Anticipated
$ 649,755
Principal Investigator
Ian J Sue Wing, College of Arts & Sciences
Sponsor
Department of Agriculture
Contract To Support
Total Anticipated
$ 581,731
Principal Investigator
Gregory Wellenius, School of Public Health
Sponsor
NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Discovering Durable Pan-Coronavirus Immunity
Total Anticipated
$ 481,635
Principal Investigator
Anthony Griffiths, NEIDL
Sponsor
The Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Inc.
Lusaka Postmortem COVID-19 Surveillance Study
Total Anticipated
$ 1,494,958
Principal Investigator
Christopher J Gill, School of Public Health
Sponsor
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Evaluation of Latent Neurological Effects of Hypobaric Pressure Fluctuations In Physiological Episodes
Total Anticipated
$ 181,770,000
Principal Investigator
Lee E Goldstein, School of Medicine
Sponsor
Advanced Technology International