The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $426,360 Project Grant under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) to the Regents of the University of Michigan. The grant, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030, supports the Michigan Molecular Biophysics (MIMOB) training program. The program aims to provide enhanced training in the application of molecular biophysics to modern problems in human health and disease, foster an inclusive...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $321,270 Project Grant under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) to Harvard University's Biophysics Graduate Program. The grant, which runs from August 1, 2025 to June 30, 2030, supports the training of up to 16 graduate students per year in interdisciplinary biophysics research. The program provides broad training in biophysical, chemical, and molecular concepts and techniques to address...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $534,450 Project Grant under the Biomedical Research and Research Training (CFDA 93.859) federal grant program to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The goal of this 5-year grant, effective August 1, 2025, is to provide predoctoral-level training in interdisciplinary quantitative research at the interface between biological and physical disciplines through the university's Molecular Biophysics Training Program (MBTP). The...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), provides $541,967 to the University of Chicago to investigate the mechanical behaviors of cells and their impact on physiological processes and diseases. The research aims to expand the understanding of adherent cell mechanics and mechanobiology, focusing on the force-sensitive remodeling of cell-cell adhesions and the role of LIM...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $213,180 Project Grant under the Biomedical Research and Research Training (CFDA 93.859) program to the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia (UVA). The grant will fund the Molecular Biophysics Training Grant (MBTG) program at UVA, which aims to train the next generation of biophysicists in multidisciplinary approaches to understanding biological systems. The 5-year program (July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2030) will...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $1,335,099 Project Grant under the Biomedical Research and Research Training (CFDA 93.859) federal grant program to the University of Chicago. The 5-year award, effective September 2, 2024, will support research to identify the genetic instructions and processes that regulate long-distance interactions between enhancers and promoters, which are critical for gene expression control and have implications for human health. The...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $291,224 Project Grant (CFDA 93.859 - Biomedical Research and Research Training) to the University of Chicago to develop BRAVE-EM, a novel imaging technique that combines the wavelength specificity of optical light microscopy with the spatial resolution and volume imaging capabilities of electron microscopy. This 5-year research program, starting on August 15, 2024, seeks to enable simultaneous functional and structural imaging...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) has awarded a $294,147 Project Grant under the Biomedical Research and Research Training (CFDA 93.859) program to the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. The 5-year grant, effective June 1, 2025, will support the development of advanced computational modeling approaches to characterize macromolecular interactions within living cells. The project aims to bridge classical docking and biomolecular simulation methods to enable...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) provides $280,122 to the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) for the period of Jul 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2030. The grant supports the UMBC-UMB CBI program, which aims to train Ph.D.-level scientists across chemistry and biology disciplines to address 21st century biomedical challenges. Key program components include...
The University of Chicago was awarded a $435,126 Project Grant by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training (CFDA 93.859) federal grant program. The grant, which runs from January 20, 2025 to December 31, 2029, supports the Rust Lab's research to understand the biophysical basis of circadian rhythms and their connection to metabolism and fitness. Key research activities include leveraging a bacterial model system to investigate...