{"id":53649,"date":"2024-10-17T14:50:34","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T18:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/?p=53649"},"modified":"2025-01-17T10:24:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T15:24:41","slug":"march-2024-selected-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/2024\/10\/17\/march-2024-selected-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2024 Selected Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below is a brief snapshot of some of the research grants awarded to Boston University faculty in March 2024. 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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Developing Pluripotent Stem Cells to Model and Treat Lung Disease<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$14,549,877<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Darrell Kotton, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

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

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Deciphering Molecular and Cellular Lipid Metabolism of ApoE Christchurch Variant on Human Astrocytes of Alzheimer’s Disease<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$14,320,072<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

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

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

Ludwig Family Foundation<\/span><\/p>\n

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Targeting Extracellular Matrix-Senescence Crosstalk as a Novel Approach to Improve Tissue Repair in Aging<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$4,396,101.29<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Jeroen Eyckmans, College of Engineering<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

Hevolution Foundation<\/p>\n

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

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$3,522,930<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

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

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

Public Health Agency of Canada<\/p>\n

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Enhancing Lymphatic Function with Transplanted Muscle Cells After Bacterial Infection<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$3,033,487<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Dennis Jones, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity<\/p>\n

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Wave Engineering In 2D Using Hierarchical Nanostructured Dynamical Systems<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$2,000,000<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Kamil Ekinci, College of Engineering<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

National Science Foundation<\/p>\n

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Lifetime Stressors and Alzheimer’s Disease Genetic Variants and Biomarkers in Relation to Cognitive Decline Among Black Women’s Health Study Participants<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$420,087<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Lynn Rosenberg, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

National Institute on Aging<\/p>\n

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Fibrin in the Infected Lung<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$375,000<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Joseph P. Mizgerd, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

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

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Pediatric HIV Disclosure Benefits Study<\/h3>\n

Total Anticipated<\/h5>\n

$330,000<\/p>\n

Principal Investigator<\/h5>\n

Elijah Paintsil, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine<\/p>\n

Sponsor<\/h5>\n

National Institute of Child Health & Human Development<\/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":"

Below is a brief snapshot of some of the research grants awarded to Boston University faculty in March 2024. View grant highlights from previous months or view detailed information on research funding on the Sponsored Research Reporting page. Developing Pluripotent Stem Cells to Model and Treat Lung Disease Total Anticipated $14,549,877 Principal Investigator Darrell Kotton, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22832,"featured_media":54682,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[731],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53649"}],"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\/22832"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53649"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55484,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53649\/revisions\/55484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}