2022 Toffler Scholar Announced
Congratulations to Julia TCW, PhD!
Category: Grant Awards
Diana Anderson, MD, MArch, Receives Alzheimer’s Association Clinical Scientist Fellowship
The three-year, $155,000 award will support her research project, “Health Outcomes of Transitional Space Design for Older Adults with Dementia.”
Paul Allen Family Foundation Awards Grant to Grow Lung Tissue, Lungs
The hope is that it will ultimately lead to medicines and treatments targeted to specific patients that may help fight diseases like lung cancer and pulmonary fibrosis.
Deborah Lang, PhD, Receives Grant to Provide New Insights into Stem Cell Function
She was awarded a three-year, $544,390 grant from the LEO Foundation, one of Denmark’s largest commercial foundations.
COVID-19 Fund to Support Faculty with Family Caregiving Responsibilities
Megan Bair-Merritt, MD, MSCE, and Tuhina Neogi, MD, PhD, have been awarded a two-year $550,000 grant funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation through the COVID-19 Fund to Retain Clinical Scientists Collaborative. BUSM is among 22 medical schools receiving funding to help researchers with caregiving responsibilities continue their important contributions to scientific discovery.
Warren Alpert Foundation Awards BUSM $1.76M to Increase Diversity in Genetic Counseling Programs
The Alliance to Increase Diversity in Genetic Counseling initiative will support 40 underrepresented students in five genetic counseling programs in the Northeastern U.S.
Why are Pregnant African Americans at an Increased Risk for Preeclampsia
Wendy Kuohung, MD, received a one-year grant to study how genetic variants may predispose pregnant African Americans to an increased risk for preeclampsia.
Researchers Receive $20M NIH Grant to Study Protection From Alzheimer’s Disease
Study will focus on cognitive resilience among centenarians and their offspring.
CTE Center Receives $2.3M NIH Grant to Study Effects of Repetitive Head Impacts Beyond CTE
Study will address knowledge gaps and critical questions, including why CTE causes changes in thinking, memory, mood and behavior.
George Murphy Recipient of 2021 Healthy Longevity Catalyst Award
Recognized by National Academy of Medicine for his project, “Deciphering Mechanisms of Disease Resistance and Longevity in Centenarians.”