Recent Grants

Office of the Vice Provost for Research  

Research grants are vital to advancing the pioneering work of Tufts University School of Medicine. Here, we highlight the significant funding our faculty and researchers have recently secured to advance their groundbreaking work. These grants play a crucial role in fostering academic excellence and driving forward our mission to expand scientific knowledge and improve healthcare.

Explore the list below to learn more about the latest research endeavors being supported by grants.

August 2024 Grants

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Impact of mast cell heterogeneity on Osteoarthritis

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  • Total Anticipated:  $452,437
  • Principal Investigator: Li Zeng, associate professor of immunology
  • Sponsor: National Institute on Aging
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Structural and antigenic characterization of human cytomegalovirus gB 

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  • Total Anticipated: $45,183
  • Principal Investigator: Maria Krasilnikov, PhD student in molecular microbiology
  • Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
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Systematic measurement of drug interactions in Borrelia burgdorferi 

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  • Total Anticipated:  $150,000
  • Principal Investigator: Trever Smith, research assistant professor of microbiology
  • Sponsor: Bay Area Lyme Foundation

July 2024 Grants

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Dissecting the Role of TRPV1 in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Innervation

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  • Total Anticipated: $197,088
  • Principal Investigator: Hanan Bloomer, MD/PhD student in genetics, molecular & cellular biology
  • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute
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Mitigation of erythrocyte adhesion in human malaria

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  • Total Anticipated: $429,000
  • Principal Investigator: Athar Chishti, professor of developmental, molecular and chemical biology
  • Sponsor: NIH - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Molecular pathways that strengthen GABAergic inhibition and reduce seizure susceptibility

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  • Total Anticipated: $393,525
  • Principal Investigator: Stephen Moss, professor of neuroscience
  • Sponsor: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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Pseudoprotease-mediated regulation of germinant sensing in Clostridioides difficile

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  • Total Anticipated: $45,162
  • Principal Investigator: Morgan Mcnellis, PhD student in molecular microbiology - MERGE-ID
  • Sponsor: National Institutes of Health

June 2024 Grants

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Atypical astrocytes in aging and Alzheimer's Disease

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  • Total Anticipated: $4,145,880
  • Principal Investigator: Christopher Dulla, professor and interim chair of neuroscience
  • Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
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Cytosolic DNA sensing instructs resident macrophage vitality and organismal and longevity

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  • Total Anticipated: $2,674,538
  • Principal Investigator: Shruti Sharma, assistant professor of immunology
  • Sponsor: Hevolution Foundation Advancing Geroscience Effort
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Enhanced genetic targeting of specific neuronal populations using a minipromoter and splicing hybrid approach

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  • Total Anticipated: $468,126
  • Principal Investigator: Alexei Bygrave, associate professor of developmental, molecular and chemical biology
  • Sponsor: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
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Exploring the role of calcium homeostasis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth control
 

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  • Total Anticipated: $30,000
  • Principal Investigator: Shumin Tan, associate professor of molecular biology and microbiology
  • Sponsor: Potts Memorial Foundation
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Identification of opioid-related incidents in emergency medical service dataset using natural language processin

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  • Total Anticipated: $200,000
  • Principal Investigator: Shikhar Shrestha, assistant professor of public health and community medicine
  • Sponsor: American Public Health Association
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Mechanisms by which ICP3 Overcomes Vibrio cholerae Phage Defenses
 

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  • Total Anticipated: $421,590
  • Principal Investigator: Andrew Camilli, professor of molecular biology and microbiology 
  • Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
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Multidisciplinary phenotyping of a novel humanized LOAD mouse model

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  • Total Anticipated: $300,000
  • Principal Investigator: Giuseppina Tesco, professor of neuroscience
  • Sponsor: BrightFocus Foundation
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Preclinical Regimen Design and Clinical Translation for TB (PReDiCTr-TB) Consortium

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  • Total Anticipated: $332,951
  • Principal Investigator: Bree Aldridge, professor of molecular biology and microbiology
  • Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
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Understanding bacterial/host potassium uptake and cholesterol interplay during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

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  • Total Anticipated: $100,000
  • Principal Investigator: Yue (Rachel) Chen, postdoctoral scholar, molecular biology and microbiology
  • Sponsor: American Lung Association

A complete list of research grants awarded to Tufts University faculty can be found here.

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