November 2021 Selected Grants
Below is a brief snapshot of some of the research grants awarded to Boston University faculty in November 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.
National Center on Improving Literacy
Total Anticipated
$ 7,480,666
Principal Investigator
Francis J. Fien, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Sponsor
Department of Education
Boston Alcohol Research Collaboration on HIV?AIDS-Comorbidity Center (Boston ARCH CC)
Total Anticipated
$ 7,113,473
Principal Investigator
Richard Saitz, School of Public Health
Sponsor
NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse
Defining the Beta-Catenin/CBP Axis in Head and Neck Cancer
Total Anticipated
$ 3,236,456
Principal Investigator
Maria A Kukuruzinska, School Dental Medicine
Sponsor
NIH/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
A Preconception Cohort Study of Environmental Chemicals, Fertility, and Miscarriage
Total Anticipated
$ 3,056,365
Principal Investigator
Lauren A Wise, School of Public Health
Sponsor
NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Effects of Exogenous Testosterone Therapy on Communication in Gender Diverse Speakers
Total Anticipated
$ 2,788,904
Principal Investigator
Cara Stepp, Sargent College
Sponsor
NIH/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Minor Consent Laws and HIV Prevention Among Adolescents in the United States
Total Anticipated
$ 2,772,993
Principal Investigator
Kimberly M Nelson, School of Public Health
Sponsor
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
Developing a Patient-Specific Organoid Model of Pulmonary Fibrosis Using IPSCS
Total Anticipated
$ 2,479,297
Principal Investigator
Darrell Kotton, School of Medicine
Sponsor
NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Evidence to Improve Heat Warning Effectiveness in Reducing Morbidity and Mortality
Total Anticipated
$ 2,045,593
Principal Investigator
Gregory Wellenius, School of Public Health
Sponsor
NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
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