{"id":46344,"date":"2023-02-22T15:43:04","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T19:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/?p=46344"},"modified":"2024-04-25T11:37:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T15:37:31","slug":"february-2023-selected-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/2023\/02\/22\/february-2023-selected-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2023 Selected Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below is a brief snapshot of some of the research grants awarded to Boston University faculty in February 2023. View grant highlights from previous months<\/a> or view\u00a0detailed information on research funding on the Sponsored Research Reporting page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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CARB-X Global Antibacterial Accelerator<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$37,782,812<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Kevin Outterson, School of Law<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

The German Federal Ministry of Education<\/p>\n

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Comprehensive Assessment of Speech Physiology and Acoustics in Parkinson’s Disease Progression<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$3,186,283<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Cara Stepp, Sargent College<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

NIH\/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders<\/p>\n

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Understanding and Addressing Geographic Barriers to Accessing TB Services in a Highburden Urban Setting<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$2,940,434<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Helen Jenkins, School of Public Health<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

NIH\/National Institute of Allergy & Infection<\/p>\n

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Molecular Mechanisms of Homeostatic Synaptic Plasticity<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$2,438,931<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Hengye Man, College of Arts & Sciences<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

NIH\/National Institute of Mental Health<\/p>\n

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Mechanism of Trypsin Activation in Pancreatitis<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$1,815,000<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Andrea Geisz, School of Dental Medicine<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

NIH\/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases<\/p>\n

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Development of Cell-Free Approaches to the Treatment of Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$737,292<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Yuzuru Sasamoto, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

NIH\/National Eye Institute<\/p>\n

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Advances in Private Optimization – Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Core Programs<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$600,000<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Ashok Cutkosky, College of Engineering<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

National Science Foundation<\/p>\n

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Digital Preservation of Fuuta Jalon Scholars’ Arabic and Ajami Materials in Senegal and Guinea<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$129,504<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Fallou Ngom, College of Arts & Sciences<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

The British Library<\/p>\n

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Task Force on Climate, Development and the IMF<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$100,001<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Kevin Gallagher, Global Development Policy Center<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

Tara Climate Foundation<\/p>\n

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Microenvironment Mapping of the PRPSC Interactome<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$100,000<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Robert Mercer, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease<\/p>\n

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Please note, anticipated amount is for the entire project period. For more information on a specific award please contact rosamail.bu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

View past grant listings<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CARB-X, a BU-based partnership that aims to solve antimicrobial resistance, receives over $37 million in new funding from The German Federal Ministry of Education. <\/p>\n

Researchers at Sargent College secure over $3 million in funding for Parkinson\u2019s Disease progression research from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders. <\/p>\n

The National Institute of Allergy & Infection awards faculty at the School of Public Health $2.9 million for their research towards understanding and addressing geographic barriers to assessing TB services in a highburden urban setting. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17728,"featured_media":46242,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[731,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46344"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17728"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46344"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48412,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46344\/revisions\/48412"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}