The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) awarded a $206,730 Project Grant under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173) to the University of Rochester. The grant funds the Neely National Clinician-Scientist Mentorship Network, which provides career mentorship to young otolaryngologists interested in clinician-scientist careers. Key activities include in-person and virtual meetings, one-on-one mentoring, educational...
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded Emory University a $312,737 Project Grant under the Cancer Research Manpower (CFDA 93.398) federal grant program. The "Georgia Science Education Initiative NCI YES (GA-YES)" program aims to recruit and train high school students underrepresented in STEM careers, with a focus on rural and lower socioeconomic status students, in cancer research and disparities. Key program components include: 1) a summer mentored cancer research training...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program provides $160,551 to Gallaudet University to strengthen the pipeline for deaf scientists in signed language research. The project aims to increase the participation of deaf and hard-of-hearing students in the field of signed language research through a mentorship and access model. Key activities include: Providing a cohort of deaf college and university...
The University of Rochester Wilmot Cancer Institute received a $2,075,744 Project Grant award from the National Cancer Institute (CFDA 93.397 Cancer Centers Support Grants) on March 15, 2025 to support their comprehensive cancer research programs. The grant aims to 1) improve patient outcomes through paradigm-shifting, transdisciplinary discovery integrating basic, translational, and population science; 2) translate basic and population science discoveries to benefit patients through...
This federal Project Grant award, funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), will investigate the neuroplasticity and early adaptations of the brain to cochlear implants in both human patients and rodent models. The $251,856 award, granted to New York University School of Medicine, aims to expand the recipient's skills in conducting longitudinal studies of human...
This federal Project Grant award of $154,416 from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) under CFDA Program 93.173 - Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders will fund the "Black or African-American Research Training Pathway to Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences (BAA-POCS)" program. The program aims to increase representation of Black professionals in the fields of otolaryngology and communication sciences by providing 15...
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded a $153,512 Project Grant under the Cancer Research Manpower (CFDA 93.398) program to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc. in Memphis, TN. The grant, with a project period from December 18, 2024 to April 30, 2026, will fund research to investigate the role of the protein Caspase-8 in cancer cells and the tumor microenvironment, and how it impacts anti-cancer immunity and CAR-T cell function. The research aims to understand how Caspase-8 influences...
This Project Grant award, valued at $148,568.00, was provided by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) under the Cancer Research Manpower (CFDA 93.398) federal grant program. The grant supports research by Dr. Adrianne Wallace-Povirk, a postdoctoral fellow at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, to explore the molecular mechanisms controlling CDK7 inhibitor sensitivity in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA). The research aims to: (1) identify how the SIRT6 tumor suppressor affects ATF4 stability,...
This Project Grant award for $428,054 from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Federal Grant Program "Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders" (CFDA 93.173), will fund a study on deaf preschoolers' exploratory behaviors and parental guidance during shared museum experiences. The research aims to uncover relationships between motor exploratory behaviors and learning outcomes in deaf and hearing children whose parents...
This $432,614 federal Project Grant award from the National Cancer Institute (CFDA 93.398 - Cancer Research Manpower) supports research at Duke University to investigate the relationship between chromosomal instability, loss of chromosome 17p, and sensitivity to depletion of the mitotic regulator NDE1 in advanced, metastatic cancers. The research aims to define the link between NDE1 dependence, 17p loss, and chromosomal instability, characterize NDE1's role in chromosome segregation, and...