This $1,200,000 federal Project Grant awarded by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) supports research by Baylor College of Medicine to develop a bone-targeting E-cadherin antibody nanogel for eliminating bone metastases. The 3-year award, running from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2028, will fund advanced biomedical research initiatives focused on transforming healthcare for military service members and the general public through...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,597,224.00 was provided by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) federal grant program to support the research project "BCL-XL IN BREAST CANCER METASTASIS AND THERAPY" at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. The award, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, will fund advanced biomedical research initiatives focused on transforming healthcare for military service...
This $1,600,000.00 Project Grant awarded by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program supports research at Baylor College of Medicine focused on developing new synthetic lethal combination therapies targeting TopBP1 and the arachidonic acid pathway for breast cancer treatment. The three-year award, with an end date of February 28, 2027, will fund basic, translational, and clinical research aimed at advancing scientific understanding and...
The U.S. Defense Health Agency awarded Baylor College of Medicine a $896,645.00 Project Grant on May 15, 2024 under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). This grant supports research to investigate thromboinflammation in rheumatoid arthritis, with a performance period from May 2024 to May 2028. As part of this project, Baylor College of Medicine has provided $28,061 in sub-grant funding to the University of Houston System to construct and characterize wild-type and...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,239,998.00 from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) supports research by Baylor College of Medicine to investigate the progression from ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) to invasive basal-like breast cancer driven by the N-RAS gene. The research project aims to advance the understanding of this disease process with the potential to lead to improved diagnostic and treatment approaches. The award...
This $1,200,000.00 federal Project Grant was awarded by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program. The grant will fund the development of a 3D-fabricated controlled-release drug delivery system to stimulate scarless corneal wound healing at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. The research project aims to advance innovative medical technologies that can transform healthcare for military service members and the broader public. The...
The Department of the Army Medical Command awarded Baylor College of Medicine a $10,087,552 project grant from the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) for the period of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026. The grant funds research on combinatorial helper-dependent adenoviral gene therapy for post-traumatic osteoarthritis. Specifically, Baylor College of Medicine and sub-awardees Cornell University ($401,517 each) will conduct preclinical studies to assess the prevention...
The U.S. Department of Defense, through the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420), awarded a $739,720 Project Grant to Baylor College of Medicine on June 1, 2024. The grant supports the "Development of Lead Compounds that Promote Telomere Elongation to Prevent and Treat Bone Marrow Failure in the Telomere Biology Disorders" over a 2-year period ending May 31, 2026. This research aims to develop new medical treatments for rare genetic conditions affecting...
Baylor College of Medicine will use a $1.56 million project grant from the Defense Health Agency to research germline variants and population-wide breast cancer risk. The grant was awarded on February 1, 2023 under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). Through this four-year award, Baylor College of Medicine will investigate medical solutions for breast cancer through innovative and impactful research aimed at transforming health care for service members and the...
This $1,543,430 federal Project Grant, awarded by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420), supports research to target thromboinflammation in rheumatoid arthritis. The award was made to Baylor College of Medicine, a leading academic medical center in Houston, Texas, on May 15, 2024, with a period of performance through May 14, 2028. The grant enables Baylor to conduct innovative biomedical research focused on improving health outcomes...