February 2022 Selected Grants
Below is a brief snapshot of some of the research grants awarded to Boston University faculty in February 2022. 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.
Pulmonary Pathophysiology Sub-Phenotypes of Pneumonia
Total Anticipated
$ 4,008,474
Principal Investigator
Joseph P Mizgerd, School of Medicine
Sponsor
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Risk for Later-Life Cognitive Impairment, Neurobehavioral Dysregulation, and Dementia in Former Soccer and American Football Players: The Head Impact and Trauma Surveillance Study (HITSS)
Total Anticipated
$ 3,995,702
Principal Investigator
Robert A Stern, School of Medicine
Sponsor
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Prefrontal Anatomic Pathways in Executive Control
Total Anticipated
$ 3,499,321
Principal Investigator
Helen Barbas, Sargent College
Sponsor
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
Preventing Childhood Obesity Through Youth Empowerment: A Cluster RCT of the H2GO Program
Total Anticipated
$ 3,255,142
Principal Investigator
Monica L Wang, School of Public Health
Sponsor
NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Advancement of a Poxvirus Inhibitor
Total Anticipated
$ 3,160,844
Principal Investigator
John Connor, NEIDL
Sponsor
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
The Ninos Cohort: Children’s Kidney Health in a High-Risk Region for CKDU
Total Anticipated
$ 2,955,198
Principal Investigator
Jessica Leibler, School of Public Health
Sponsor
NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
GATA-6 in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Total Anticipated
$ 2,575,340
Principal Investigator
Maria Trojanowska, School of Medicine
Sponsor
NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
A-plus Trial: Multi-Site Efficacy and Safety Trial of Intrapartum Azithromycin in LMICS
Total Anticipated
$ 1,436,036
Principal Investigator
Kevin C Thomas, School of Medicine
Sponsor
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
Multnomah County Preschool for All Evaluation
Total Anticipated
$ 800,000
Principal Investigator
Stephanie Curenton, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Sponsor
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Core Support for the Center for Antiracist Research, Including their Work on the Emancipator
Total Anticipated
$ 600,000
Principal Investigator
Monica L Wang, Canter for Antiracist Research
Sponsor
The Ford Foundation