{"id":48780,"date":"2023-08-02T15:51:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T19:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/?p=48780"},"modified":"2024-04-25T11:30:32","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T15:30:32","slug":"august-2023-selected-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/2023\/08\/02\/august-2023-selected-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2023 Selected Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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Microglia Targeted Interventions in Prodromal Alzheimer’s Disease Stage<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$3,998,103<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Julia TCW, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

NIH\/National Institute on Aging<\/p>\n

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Mechanistic Studies of the Genetic Contribution of Desmoplakin to Pulmonary Fibrosis in Alveolar Type 2 Cells<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$3,129,626<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Andrew Wilson, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

NIH\/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute<\/p>\n

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NCS-FR: Engineering Brain Circuits for Complex Scene Analysis<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$2,961,895<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Kamal Sen, College of Engineering<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

National Science Foundation<\/p>\n

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A Novel and Practical Intervention for Detoxification of PFAS in Humans<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$1,117,352<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Jennifer J. Schlezinger, School of Public Health<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

Department of Defense\/Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity<\/p>\n

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Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Digital Health Intervention for Nutritional Anemias<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$805,660<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Catherine Klapperich, College of Engineering<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

Massachusetts Life Sciences Center<\/p>\n

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Optogenetic Selection for Dynamic Phenotypes in Bacteria<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$796,158<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Mary Dunlop, College of Engineering<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

National Science Foundation<\/p>\n

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Relationship of Metal Exposures to Health Risk Markers, Mood and Cognitive Functioning in Military Veterans<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$781,300<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Junenette Peters, School of Public Health<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

Department of Defense\/Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity<\/p>\n

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Collaborative Research: Cis-Regulatory Architecture of Color Pattern Convergence<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$715,834<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Sean Mullen, College of Arts & Sciences<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

National Science Foundation<\/p>\n

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Understanding the Role of Mechanical Boundary Conditions on Tissue Assembly and Repair in 3D Fibrous Microtissues<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$635,00<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Emma Lejeune, College of Engineering<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

National Science Foundation<\/p>\n

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IHBEM: Modeling the Impact of Behavioral Feedback on the Transmission of Acute Infectious Diseases<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$599,995<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Kayoko Mori, School of Public Health<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

National Science Foundation<\/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":"

The National Institute on Aging awarded $3.9 million to Alzheimer\u2019s research led by Julia TCW an assistant professor of pharmacology (MED). <\/p>\n

Professor Kamal Sen (ENG) was awarded $2.9 million from the National Science Foundation for his research surrounding Engineering Brian Circuits for Complex Scene Analysis. <\/p>\n

Over $800 thousand dollars was awarded to Professor Cathie Klapperich (ENG) from the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center for her work on the clinical evaluation of a novel digital health intervention for nutritional anemias. <\/p>\n

Junenette Peters, associate professor of environmental health (SPH) was awarded over $700 thousand dollars for her study of the relationship of metal exposures to health, mood, and cognitive functioning in military veterans by the Department of Defense. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17728,"featured_media":48427,"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\/48780"}],"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=48780"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49266,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48780\/revisions\/49266"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}