The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded Boston University Medical Campus a $694,875 Project Grant under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859). The grant will support research to understand the molecular mechanisms that impart plasticity to G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) and G protein signaling, which has broad implications for biology and medicine. The research will focus on two main areas: 1) defining the physiological implications...
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 $659,232 Project Grant (CFDA 93.859 - Biomedical Research and Research Training) to Brown University to support a Predoctoral Training Program in Biological Data Science. The program aims to develop "PI-shaped" biological data scientists with fluency in both generating biomedical data and applying quantitative methods to analyze large-scale datasets. Over 5 years, the program will provide didactic training, research...
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 University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMass Medical) in the amount of $230,312. The award, with a project period from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029, will support research to investigate RNA interference and related gene regulatory mechanisms, particularly in the context of the C. elegans model organism. Key areas of...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $248,756 Project Grant to Boston Medical Center (BMC) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training Program (CFDA 93.859). The grant, awarded on May 15, 2025, will support the acquisition and utilization of a BioDot Omnia automated liquid dispensing/handling system at BMC's Analytical Instrumentation Core (AIC). This system will enhance the efficiency and accuracy of high-throughput biological assays conducted by over 200...
This 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 UMBC-UMB Chemistry-Biology Interface (CBI) graduate training program. The $280,122 award will fund the CBI program over a 5-year period from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2030. The CBI program aims to produce Ph.D.-level scientists trained across disciplines who can tackle complex challenges in the biomedical sciences. Key...
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) awarded a $5,414,787 Project Grant (CFDA 93.859, Biomedical Research and Research Training) to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) to support its Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). The grant, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2029, will fund the training of physician-scientists capable of bridging the gap between science and clinical medicine. UNC-CH's MSTP plans to maintain a steady state of 96...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Biomedical Research and Research Training Program (CFDA 93.859) provides $567,010 in funding to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) for the period of July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2030. The grant supports MUSC's Medical Scientist Training Program, which aims to train the next generation of physician-scientists who will integrate basic and clinical science to improve human health and treat diseases....
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 $408,750.00 over the period of January 1, 2025 to November 30, 2029 to Trustees of Boston University. The project aims to develop synthetic oligonucleotide nanostructures that can be used to uncover the impact of molecular cargo packaging on immunomodulation. The key objectives are to 1) generate insights on how molecular...
The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) was awarded a $953,880 Project Grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) Biomedical Research and Research Training Program (CFDA 93.859). The grant, which runs from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029, will fund a fundamental training program in biochemistry and molecular biology research. The program aims to enhance training in basic biochemistry and molecular biology by supporting 9 predoctoral students, with 3 additional...