This $1,599,997.00 Project Grant award from the Defense Health Agency's Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) supports advanced biomedical research at the University of Illinois aimed at transforming healthcare for military service members, veterans, and the broader public. The research, spanning basic, applied, and translational investigations, focuses on innovative approaches to address critical health challenges across diverse medical domains such as cancer,...
The University of Illinois was awarded a $1,499,728 Project Grant from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The grant, awarded on July 1, 2023, will fund research to investigate a novel approach to reverse volumetric muscle loss following transfemoral amputations, with the goal of improving mobility and function. The research aims to transform health care for service members and the American public through innovative biomedical...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,235,845.00 from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program supports a research project led by the University of Illinois in Chicago. The project aims to leverage data science methods to deliver individualized treatment effects in metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer. The award period runs from August 15, 2025 to August 14, 2028. The Military Medical Research and Development program funds...
The University of Illinois received a $237,899 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Defense's Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to conduct a research project titled "USING SENSORY PROCESSING TO IDENTIFY NEURAL CIRCUIT DEFICITS AND NOVEL TREATMENT STRATEGIES IN A RAT MODEL OF TSC". The research aims to transform healthcare for Service Members and the American public through innovative and impactful biomedical research. The award is for the project...
The University of Illinois was awarded a $719,550 Project Grant from the Defense Health Agency under the CFDA Program 12.420 - Military Medical Research and Development. The grant, with an April 1, 2024 award date and March 31, 2027 completion date, will support research on the TRKA-MLK3 axis as an actionable target in triple-negative breast cancer. The project aims to advance scientific understanding and develop new treatments related to this specific type of breast cancer, which is a key...
This federal Project Grant award from the Defense Health Agency's Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) provides $1,602,572.00 in funding to the University of Illinois to support research on the role of the novel hexokinase HKDC1 in hepatocellular carcinoma. The award has a performance period from July 15, 2024 to July 14, 2027. The University of Illinois, a major public research university in Chicago, will conduct innovative scientific studies to advance...
This $284,659 Project Grant award from the Department of the Army Medical Command under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program will fund research at the University of Illinois to investigate the "Regeneration of the Bone Marrow Hematopoietic Niche by Jagged1-Expressing Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells." The research, spanning from December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026, aims to explore innovative approaches to disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and...
The University of Chicago will receive $1,229,184 from the Department of the Army Medical Command under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The funding will support research into microRNA-mediated regulation of prostate cancer biology. The Military Medical Research and Development program aims to transform military and public health through innovative biomedical research solutions for battlefield medicine. The University of...
The Defense Health Agency awarded a $159,892 Project Grant to the University of Illinois under the Military Medical Research and Development federal grant program (CFDA 12.420). The grant supports research into "Metabolic Vulnerabilities Associated to G12C Inhibitor Resistance" from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The Military Medical Research and Development program aims to transform military and public health through innovative medical research solutions. This award will...
The Department of Defense's Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) has awarded a $799,496 project grant to the University of Illinois to conduct the research project "Environmental Disruption of Metabolism: Neurocognitive Consequences a Therapeutic Intervention". The award period runs from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2025. The objective of this research is to investigate the neurocognitive impacts of environmental disruptions to metabolism and develop...