The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $534,450 Project Grant under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) to the University of Chicago. The grant supports the "Dual-Mentored Training for Collaborative Molecular Biophysics" program, which provides interdisciplinary graduate training in molecular biophysics. Key program features include co-mentorship by faculty from physical and life sciences, dual-degree attainment, and...
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 $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 $213,180 Project Grant under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) to the University of Rhode Island. The purpose of this 5-year grant, effective August 1, 2025, is to establish a transdisciplinary training program in biomedical sciences and bioengineering for Ph.D. students across the university's colleges of environment and life sciences, engineering, and health sciences. The program will provide...
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 National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) has awarded a $757,086 Project Grant under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) to The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc. (MCW) to support the institution's Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). The MSTP program at MCW prepares exceptional students for careers as physician-scientists by providing a research training experience to conduct hypothesis-driven research in the biological and social sciences,...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $584,450 Project Grant under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) to the University of California, Irvine (UCI) to support the university's Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). The goal of the MSTP is to train students as biomedical research scientists who will make advances to improve the diagnosis, understanding, and treatment of human diseases. The 5-year grant, awarded on July 1, 2025,...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) provides $372,100 to the University of Wisconsin - Madison to develop novel "mechanoimaging" technologies that can measure and program piconewton-scale mechanical forces exerted by individual cell receptors in viscoelastic biomaterials. The goal is to quantify how cells, including fibroblasts, cancer cells, and T cells, physically...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a Project Grant under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) to the Trustees of Boston University, doing business as Boston University Medical Campus. The $233,180 grant, awarded on July 1, 2025, will fund 4 MD/PhD students per year over a 5-year period ending on June 30, 2030. The goal of the project is to recruit, train, and inspire students to become clinician-scientists who can use both their...