The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $1,633,168 Project Grant under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) to Vanderbilt University's Molecular Biophysics Training Program (MBTP). This 5-year grant, effective July 1, 2024, will support the training of 10 graduate students to work at the interface of quantitative molecular approaches and key problems in biology and medicine. The MBTP provides a unique interdisciplinary curriculum,...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $479,849 Project Grant under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH). The grant will support the UNC Molecular and Cellular Biophysics Program (MCBP), which trains a diverse cohort of graduate students to conduct biomedical research using biophysical approaches. The funding will provide 10 training slots over 5 years, supporting 5...
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 $1,823,512 to the University of Washington (UW) for the Molecular Biophysics Training Program (MBTP). The MBTP is designed to train predoctoral students in applying state-of-the-art physical and quantitative approaches to the investigation of biomedically relevant systems at molecular and cellular levels. The program aims to...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a 5-year, $400,530 Project Grant (CFDA 93.859 - Biomedical Research and Research Training) to the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia (UVA) to develop next-generation "nanodiscs" that can characterize the structure, function, and dynamics of membrane proteins. The goal is to advance the understanding of how cell membranes regulate proteins involved in key cellular processes like membrane fusion,...
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 New York University (NYU) to support a Chemistry-Biology Interface Predoctoral Training Program (CBITP). The 5-year grant, effective July 1, 2025, will provide interdisciplinary education and research training at the interface of chemistry and biology, with a focus on two biomedical themes: chemical cancer biology and chemical...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $233,180 Project Grant under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) to the Trustees of Boston University's Boston University Medical Campus. The grant, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030, will fund the training of 4 MD/PhD students per year in the university's Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine MD/PhD Program. The goal is to develop clinician-scientist leaders who can leverage both...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Biomedical Research and Research Training Program (CFDA 93.859) provides $398,598 to the University of Virginia to conduct research on the mechanisms of mechanosensing in epithelial cell microvilli. The research aims to identify conserved molecular machineries that drive mechanochemical sensing in epithelial microvilli, explore the physiological consequences of microvillar signaling from the cell to organism...
This $558,490 Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Biomedical Research and Research Training Program (CFDA 93.859) aims to support the Virginia Tech Initiative to Maximize Student Development (VT-IMSD) predoctoral training program. The key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year award, starting February 1, 2025, include: Recruiting and supporting 25 underrepresented minority (URM) doctoral scholars to successfully complete their PhDs...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $549,359 Project Grant under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The purpose of this 5-year grant, effective July 1, 2024, is to support the Chemistry-Biology Interface Training (CBIT) program, which provides comprehensive graduate education at the intersection of chemistry and biology. The CBIT program aims to train Ph.D. students to understand and...
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 (UC Irvine). The goal of this 5-year grant, effective July 1, 2025, is to train students as biomedical research scientists who will advance the diagnosis, understanding, and treatment of human diseases. The grant supports the UC Irvine Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), which...