Project Grant R01AR086541
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $3,126,515 to Trustees of Indiana University in Indianapolis, IN to conduct research aimed at understanding how the L-BAIBA/FGF23 axis, an interaction between muscle and bone, can be targeted to enhance musculoskeletal health and resilience in aging populations. The research seeks to elucidate the mechanisms by which this muscle-bone signaling pathway becomes dysregulated with age, leading to...
- The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) awarded a $198,263 Project Grant under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.846) to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. The research project aims to investigate the role of the protein Mitsugumin 53 (MG53) in preventing muscle atrophy during periods of disuse, which can contribute to age-related sarcopenia and frailty. The research will explore how...
- This $820,142 Project Grant was awarded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research (CFDA 93.846) program. The grant aims to investigate the effects of early-life physical inactivity in mice on muscle quality, function, and frailty development in adulthood. Specifically, the research will examine the regulatory aspects of the extracellular matrix, muscle macrophages, and physical...
- The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) awarded a $439,791 Project Grant to The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center on March 1, 2025 under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.846). The grant supports research to investigate the molecular mechanisms of myoblast fusion, which is essential for skeletal muscle development and regeneration. The research aims to understand the cellular and...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) provides $245,434 to Wake Forest University Health Sciences to conduct research on preserving muscle and bone health in older adults undergoing weight loss interventions. The 2.5-year project aims to develop automated analysis techniques to measure changes in muscle quantity and quality, as well as bone strength, using computed tomography (CT) scans collected as part of an ongoing clinical trial....
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846), is funding research on the role of HOX-expressing interstitial cells in muscle growth, homeostasis, and regeneration. The $557,357 award, effective from March 14, 2025 through February 28, 2030, will support a University of Wisconsin-Madison research project investigating the ability of a...
- This Project Grant award of $522,714 from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846), aims to investigate the role of stretch activation in mammalian skeletal muscle endurance. The research will focus on measuring the characteristics and mechanisms of stretch activation in mouse slow-twitch and fast-twitch muscle fibers, including determining the specific myosin...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research Federal Grant Program (CFDA 93.846), provides $393,883 to Wake Forest University to conduct research on muscle power as a predictor of knee osteoarthritis in at-risk females. The primary aim is to determine whether the incidence of structural knee osteoarthritis, as defined by MRI, is predicted by baseline levels of...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846), provides $352,777 to support research into the regulation of sarcomere growth in skeletal muscle. The research aims to: 1) Identify molecular targets that impact sarcomere addition during muscle growth, and 2) Use in vivo protein tagging methods to study the dynamics of newly synthesized sarcomere...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846), aims to investigate the functional roles of microRNA-320 (miR-320) in skeletal muscle. The $374,204 award to The Leland Stanford Junior University will fully characterize a muscle-specific miR-320 knockout mouse model, examine the underlying mechanisms of the observed muscle wasting...
This $1,610,219 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.846), will fund a 5-year longitudinal study examining the relationship between muscle quantity, quality, function, and biomarkers with changes in bone density, microarchitecture, and strength in older adults. The University of Pittsburgh will conduct this research, which aims to improve understanding of how muscle impacts age-related bone loss. Key objectives include evaluating associations between muscle characteristics like ATP production, contractile volume, total mass, strength, power, and myokines with 5-year changes in bone outcomes measured by high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography. This study leverages the ongoing Study of Muscle, Mobility and Aging (SOMMA) and will follow approximately 294 older adult participants in the Pittsburgh area. The findings from this comprehensive muscle-bone research could provide critical insights to prevent or mitigate musculoskeletal decline with aging.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 9/25/25 | ||
| Not listed | $1.6m | 9/9/25 |