October 2021 Selected Grants
Below is a brief snapshot of some of the research grants awarded to Boston University faculty in October 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.
Local Neuronal Drive and Neuromodulatory Control of Activity in the Pial Neurovascular Circuit
Total Anticipated
$ 9,516,883
Principal Investigator
Anna Devor, Center for Systems Neuroscience
Sponsor
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Retain6: Models of Care for the First 6 Months of HIV Treatment
Total Anticipated
$ 4,399,760
Principal Investigator
Sydney B Rosen, School of Public Health
Sponsor
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Modeling Complex Mechanisms Underlying Oral Health Disparities in Young Children and Their Caregivers
Total Anticipated
$ 2,641,816
Principal Investigator
Brenda Clement Heaton, School of Dental Medicine
Sponsor
NIH/National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research
Late Pathologies of Exposure to Repetitive Head Impacts From Contact Sports: White Matter and Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
Total Anticipated
$ 2,309,451
Principal Investigator
Michael Alosco, School of Medicine
Sponsor
NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Program Support for Research on the IMF, Climate, and De-Carbonization
Total Anticipated
$ 1,000,000
Principal Investigator
Kevin Gallagher, Global Development Policy Center
Sponsor
Quadrature Climate Foundation
Targeting Epigenetic Modifiers of Phenotype Switching in Targeted Therapy-Resistant Melanoma
Total Anticipated
$ 876,317
Principal Investigator
Rhoda M Alani, School of Medicine
Sponsor
Department of Defense/Army Medical Research
Promoting Racial Empathy and Anti-Racist Practices in ECE
Total Anticipated
$ 778,199
Principal Investigator
Nneka Ibekwe, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Sponsor
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Greening the Belt Road Initiative: Data Analysis for Transparency and Accountability (D.A.T.A.)
Total Anticipated
$ 500,000
Principal Investigator
Kevin Gallagher, Global Development Policy Center
Sponsor
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Collaborative Research: SaTC: CORE: Medium: ONSET: Optics-enabled Network Defenses for Extreme Terabit DDoS Attacks
Total Anticipated
$ 399,999
Principal Investigator
Zaoxing Liu, College of Engineering
Sponsor
National Science Foundation
Generation of Human IPSC-Derived Entorhinal Cortex Neurons for Probing Selective Neuronal Vulnerability in Alzheimer’s Disease
Total Anticipated
$ 350,000
Principal Investigator
Jean-Pierre Roussarie, School of Medicine
Sponsor
NIH/National Institute on Aging