This $691,213 Project Grant from the Department of the Army Medical Command, under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420), supports research into bioengineered 3D human brain systems to investigate risk factors, mechanisms, and treatments for traumatic brain injury-induced Alzheimer's disease. Tufts University is the primary awardee and will conduct research. Massachusetts General Hospital will provide $691,213 in research services as a sub-awardee. The overarching...
The U.S. Defense Health Agency awarded The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a $1,140,766 Project Grant under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program. The award, effective September 1, 2024 through August 31, 2027, will fund a novel mHealth balance assessment and rehabilitation project using computer vision and AI for patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2). MGH, as the primary research institution, will...
The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), was awarded a $577,094 Project Grant from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to conduct research aimed at "Redirecting Viral Immunity to Eradicate Low Tumor Mutation Burden Lung Cancers." The award period runs from Aug 31, 2023 to Aug 29, 2025. As a leading academic medical center and research institution, MGH utilizes its...
This federal Project Grant award of $901,954 from the Defense Health Agency supports research led by The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), to assess the molecular basis of microbiome-gut-brain signaling in autism spectrum disorder. The research will utilize a humanized zonulin transgenic mouse model and human intestinal organoids. This work is funded under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420), which provides...
The Department of the Army Medical Command awarded a $1,498,368 Project Grant under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027. The grant will fund research to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of tumor-immune dynamics and evolution in response to radiation, in order to optimize treatment of high- and very...
The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital, received a $587,117 project grant from the Defense Health Agency's Military Medical Research and Development program to develop an online platform promoting evidence-based care for patients with neurofibromatosis 1. The three-year grant, awarded June 1, 2023 and set to be completed by May 31, 2026, aims to address medical and social barriers to care through tailoring an online resource to provide specialized...
Brigham & Women's Hospital Inc. was awarded a $379,876 project grant from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The grant will fund research from September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2026 to investigate whether microbiome-derived cell fragments in the brain can accelerate the transition from traumatic brain injury to Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. As the direct awardee, Brigham & Women's Hospital will leverage...
The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), received a $1,865,846 Project Grant award from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) on July 1, 2024. The funding will support the project "TARGETING NEUROIMMUNE AND EPITHELIAL SIGNALING FOR ECZEMA TREATMENT" through June 30, 2028. MGH, a leading academic medical center and research institution, will conduct biomedical research,...
The U.S. Department of the Army Medical Command awarded a $992,302 Project Grant (CFDA 12.420 - Military Medical Research and Development) to The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), to conduct research on "Targeting MHCII Ubiquitination to Induce Immune Regulation in Vascularized Composite Tissue Transplantation." The three-year project, beginning on September 15, 2025 and ending on September 14, 2028, aims to explore innovative...
The Defense Health Agency awarded a $1.64 million Project Grant to the Massachusetts General Hospital for research titled "Defining Novel Cellular Circuitry and Communication in Fibrous Dysplasia." The grant period runs from August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2027 under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). This funding will support MGH's efforts to investigate medical solutions for battlefield injuries and transform military and public health through...