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 $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...
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...
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 $109,255 to the Regents of the University of Michigan from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2026. The grant supports research to determine how the material state of protein complexes influences bacterial protein quality control mechanisms, and to develop systems for spatially regulating bacterial condensates. The research...
This federal Project Grant award of $374,595.00 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) supports research to understand the impact of controlled 3D topographical design on biological interactions. The award aims to: (1) Develop versatile 3D topographic nanopatterning tools that can accurately replicate dynamic 3D topographies found in natural biological systems; and (2) Develop a suite of 3D model systems...
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...
This federal Project Grant award of $123,737.00 from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Biomedical Research and Research Training Program (CFDA 93.859) supports research to advance drug discovery for protein domains containing intrinsically disordered regions. The award was granted to the Regents of the University of Michigan, a prominent U.S. state government-owned educational institution, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025. The NIGMS...
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...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $366,250 Project Grant under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859) to Central Michigan University. The grant, which runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2029, aims to develop bioluminescent kinase sensors to monitor and manipulate cell signaling processes related to cell growth, division, and the cell cycle. The proposed research seeks to create novel tools for studying cell biology and...