The University of Minnesota was awarded a $479,946 Project Grant from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The grant will fund a research project from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026 to leverage a precision medicine platform to predict novel therapies for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. The Military Medical Research and Development program supports basic, applied, and advanced biomedical research with the goals of...
The Defense Health Agency awarded a $682,049 Project Grant to The Washington University under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The grant will fund a research project from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026 to leverage a precision medicine platform to predict novel therapies for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. The Military Medical Research and Development program supports basic, applied, and advanced biomedical research to transform military and public...
The Regents of the University of Minnesota was awarded a $1,202,776 Project Grant from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development federal grant program (CFDA 12.420). The grant will fund research from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2027 to map elements of DNA architecture responsible for malignant transformation in craniospinal sarcoma. Through this award, the University of Minnesota will conduct biomedical research to identify medical solutions for battlefield...
The Johns Hopkins University was awarded a $647,632 Project Grant from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program. The grant will fund a research project from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026 to leverage a precision medicine platform to predict novel therapies for malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. Through the support of basic, applied, and advanced biomedical research, the Military Medical Research and Development program aims to transform health...
The U.S. Department of Defense's Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) has awarded a $1,243,750 Project Grant to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, doing business as the Office of Sponsored Projects Administration, to develop allogeneic, multiplex base-edited, dual-targeted gamma delta CAR-T cell therapies for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. This 3-year award, with a project period from Sep 30, 2024 to Sep 29, 2027, will...
This $539,400 Project Grant awarded by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program supports vascular targeted therapy research for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The grant was awarded to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, a major land-grant research university, to conduct this cutting-edge biomedical research project. The research aims to develop new treatments and advance scientific understanding of this neurological disorder, which...
This Project Grant award, worth $617,868.00, was provided by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to the Regents of the University of Minnesota. The funding supports an evaluation of a novel TRIKE-PACC molecule to amplify natural killer cell function in mesothelioma, a type of cancer. The research aims to improve health outcomes for military service members, veterans, and the broader public. The award commenced on July 15, 2024 and...
This $1,618,500.00 Project Grant award, funded by the Department of the Army Medical Command under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420), supports advanced biomedical research to transform healthcare for military service members and the broader public. The grant, awarded to the Regents of the University of Minnesota, Office of Sponsored Projects Administration on June 1, 2025, will fund a 3-year research project titled "Targeting eIF4F Complex-Driven...
The University of Minnesota has been awarded a $665,335 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Army Medical Command under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The grant, awarded on July 1, 2024, will fund research to investigate "Trapping Inhibitory Signals in Synergy with Cytokine Signaling to Maximize NK Cell Immunotherapy in Ovarian Cancer." The project, set to run through June 30, 2028, aims to develop new immunotherapy approaches for treating...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Army Medical Command (CFDA 12.420 - Military Medical Research and Development) provides $1,348,041.00 to the Regents of the University of Minnesota to develop a RET-specific proteomic assay from circulating tumor cells in lethal prostate cancer. The award began on Mar 1, 2024 and is scheduled for completion by Feb 28, 2027. This research aims to transform health care for military service members and the general public through innovative...