The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $528,000 Project Grant (CFDA 93.859 - Biomedical Research and Research Training) to the Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research in New York, NY. The grant supports the development of a novel "proximity labeling" approach to map the folding and protein occupancy of entire chromosomes at single-nucleosome resolution and single-molecule precision. This methodology aims to provide a more comprehensive...
This $540,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) supports the "CCL-IGNITE" initiative at New York University (NYU) Steinhardt. The project aims to increase representation in rehabilitation and creative health professions research (RHP) among underserved student populations. Key activities include: 1) Providing 150 high school students with summer research...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $724,640 Project Grant (CFDA 93.859 - Biomedical Research and Research Training) to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to conduct research aimed at improving the understanding of cell-substrate interactions on porous membranes and advancing the development of ultrathin membranes for physiologically relevant tissue barrier and co-culture models. This five-year research program, beginning on June 1, 2024 and ending on...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $678,000 Project Grant under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) to Rockefeller University. The 5-year grant, awarded on April 17, 2025, supports research to understand the molecular mechanisms governing the assembly of eukaryotic ribosomes - the cellular machines responsible for protein synthesis. The project aims to use genetic, biochemical, mass spectrometry, and AI-based approaches combined...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Biomedical Research and Research Training Program (CFDA 93.859) will support research by New York University (NYU) to investigate the role of biomolecular condensates in bacterial adaptation and evolution. The $402,500 award, spanning Sep 2024 to Jul 2029, aims to develop novel microscopy techniques to study the structure, dynamics, and interactome of bacterial condensates. The research seeks to...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $135,335 Project Grant (CFDA 93.859 - Biomedical Research and Research Training) to the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) to conduct research on the "Photomediated Ring Contractions of N-Aryl Azacycles: Mechanistic Insights and Characterization of Wavelength Dependent Reactivity." The project period runs from October 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026. The NIGMS Biomedical Research and Research Training Program...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $395,881 project grant (CFDA 93.859 - Biomedical Research and Research Training) to Vanderbilt University from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029. The purpose of this grant is to develop new protocols for altering the molecular topology of biologically active natural products and synthetic derivatives. The project involves two main efforts: 1) Developing photochemical deconstructive epimerization methods to rapidly modify...
This $1,005,000 five-year (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029) Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Biomedical Research and Research Training Program (CFDA 93.859) supports research to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of drug resistance and develop strategies to avoid resistance in drug design. The research, conducted by the University of Massachusetts Medical School, aims to characterize how distal mutations outside the active site contribute to...
This federal Project Grant award of $584,420.00 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Biomedical Research and Research Training Program (CFDA 93.859) supports research conducted by Albert Einstein College of Medicine to investigate protein motions associated with intrinsic disorder and their specific functions. The research utilizes a range of methods including NMR, small angle scattering, affinity measurements, and atomistic/coarse-grained simulations. Key focus...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $389,653 Project Grant (CFDA 93.859 Biomedical Research and Research Training) to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York (RF-SUNY) at the University at Albany. The grant, which runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029, will support a multi-faceted research program focused on developing AI-assisted biosensors and precision therapeutics using DNA nanotechnology and synthetic biology. The key products...