Researcher Receives American Cancer Society Grant to Study Colorectal Cancer in Black Women
Understanding causes of colorectal cancer in Black women will help develop precision-based approaches to combat cancer development and progression
Category: Grant Awards
Daniel Roh, MD, PhD, Awarded $1.2 Million from the NIH to Study Wound Healing
The Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging supports talented new investigators who have begun to establish research programs with interest in the health of older individuals.
Pranay Sinha, MD, Receives K01 Grant to Study How Nutrition Impacts TB Incidence, Mortality
As part of this honor, he received a five-year, $640,508 NIAID grant for his project and will also be supported by a career investment award from the school’s department of medicine.
Casey Taft, PhD, Awarded Funding to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence
Study focuses on Rhode Island residents.
Julie Palmer, ScD, Receives Breast Cancer Research Foundation Grant
Funding will help reduce breast cancer disparities, improve outcomes among Black women.
Kirsten E. Austad, MD, MPH, Receives K23 Award to Improve the Quality of Hospital Discharge Care for Patients with Limited English Proficiency
Her research seeks to use implementation science to promote health equity and improve patient experience in safety-net settings.
Deborah Lang, PhD, Receives Grant to Examine How Some Genes are Disrupted at the DNA, RNA Level, Cause Melanoma
The associate professor of dermatology has been awarded a two-year, $300,000 Discovery Boost Grant from the American Cancer Society (ACS).
Carryl Navalta, PhD, Awarded Funds to Increase, Improve Behavioral Health Care for Underserved Children, Adolescents, Young Adults
The two-year grant will identify and train mental health counseling students who will be placed in community-based facilities in greater Boston.
Andrew Wilson, MD, Receives Funds for AATD Research
Funds will lead to better treatments and eventually a cure for AATD.
Naomi Hamburg, MD, Awarded $3.7 Million to Study How Endothelial Cell Health Impacts Disease
This study will leverage a unique and highly experienced team of investigators from varied disciplines to investigate endothelial cell health at an unprecedented scale.