The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) was awarded a $792,245 Project Grant from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The grant, titled "LEVERAGING LINEAGE ADDICTION: NUCLEAR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC TRANSGENES RESPONSIVE TO ONCOGENIC TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR OVEREXPRESSION," will fund research focused on developing innovative gene therapy approaches to treat various medical conditions. The award has a performance...
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $906,000.00 was provided by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The grant titled "Defining and Targeting Cancer Cell-Intrinsic Vulnerabilities in Renal Cell Carcinoma" will be performed by the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027. Through this funding, MUSC will conduct innovative biomedical research to study novel therapies...
The Defense Health Agency awarded a $755,001 Project Grant to The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The three-year grant, running from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026, supports research on microsomal glutathione transferase as a new target in melanotic melanoma. As a public institution of higher education, MUSC conducts biomedical research and provides healthcare services, with a mission to preserve and optimize...
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) was awarded a $1,503,880 Project Grant from the Department of the Army Medical Command under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The three-year grant will fund research into the function of the ARIH1 gene in epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and tumorigenesis. The Military Medical Research and Development program supports biomedical research that transforms military and public health care through innovative...
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) was awarded a $755,000 Project Grant from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program. The grant, awarded on July 15, 2024, will support MUSC's research on the role of oxidative stress in heavy metal exposure-induced Alzheimer's disease. This project aims to investigate the link between environmental toxin exposure and the development of neurodegenerative disorders, with a focus on gaining a...
The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) has been awarded a $377,498 Project Grant under the Department of Defense's Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). This 3-year grant, effective July 1, 2024, will support MUSC's research project titled "POPULATION-BASED ESTIMATES OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND SUBSEQUENT POST-TRAUMATIC EPILEPSY." The project aims to advance the scientific understanding of the relationship between traumatic brain injury and the...
The University of South Carolina received a $297,956 Project Grant award from the Defense Health Agency on February 1, 2023 to target photodynamic therapy resistant port wine birthmarks. The grant is part of the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420), which supports basic, applied, and advanced biomedical research to transform military and public health care through innovative solutions for battlefield medicine. Under this award, the University will conduct research...
This federal Project Grant award of $400,000.00 was issued by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026. The award supports research by the University of Maryland, Baltimore to develop "drug conjugates of modified LGR4/5/6 ligands for cancer treatment." The university, as the prime awardee, has extensive expertise in biomedical research, clinical trials, and...
The University of Southern California (USC) was awarded a $915,936 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program. The funding supports research to investigate SETD2 deficiency as a therapeutic target to upregulate viral mimicry for treating aggressive clear cell renal cell carcinoma in patients. This award is part of the program's focus on cancer, neurological disorders, and other health...
The Defense Health Agency awarded a $472,251.00 Project Grant to Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to identify novel compounds for the treatment of pPDAchordoma and other SMARCB1-deficient rare tumors. The award period is from August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2026. Through this grant, OHSU will conduct research and development activities to discover and evaluate new drug compounds that could potentially treat these...