The Genome Science Institute is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Pilot Grant Competition. We were able to support nine one-year pilot projects; each to enhance genetics and genomics research at Boston University\/Boston Medical Center, with the use of kits, reagents, and other services with new genomic technologies.<\/p>\n
1. \u201cAnalysis of RNA modifications associated with Alzheimer\u2019s disease\u201d
\nBenjamin Wolozin, Ph.D.\u2013 Department of Neurology and Xiaoling Zhang, MD, Ph.D. – Biomedical Genetics<\/p>\n
2. \u201cThe role of Fli1 in scleroderma cardiomyopathy\u201d
\nAndreea Bujor, M.D.,Ph.D, and Maria Trojanowska, Ph.D. \u2013 Department of Rheumatology<\/p>\n
3. \u201cElucidating the role of adipose tissue in metabolic regulation and cancer progression\u201d
\nGerald Denis, PhD \u2013 Department of Hem\/Onc; Stefano Monti, PhD \u2013 Computational Biomedicine; Stephen Farmer, PhD \u2013 Biochemistry and Cell Biology; Christina Ennis<\/p>\n
4. \u201cUnderstanding and modulating tissue-specific endothelial responses to ischemia\u201d
\nElliot Hagedorn, Ph.D. \u2013 Department of Hematology and Oncology<\/p>\n
5. “Astrocytes from different regions of the brain have distinct transcriptomic, proteomic, and homeostatic signatures in vivo\u201d
\nDavid Harris, PhD and Nadia Mirza, PhD \u2013 Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology<\/p>\n
6. “Unlocking the potential of the archival tissues at Boston Medical Center to study triple-negative breast cancer disparities using the 10X Genomics Flex Kit”
\nNaomi Ko, MPH, MD and Ruben Dries, MD \u2013 Department of Hematology<\/p>\n
7. \u201cStudying aberrant vascular signals that contribute to the evolution of pulmonary fibrosis\u201d
\nBob Varelas, Ph.D. \u2013 Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology and Giovanni Ligresti, Ph.D. \u2013 Department of Medicine<\/p>\n
8.\u00a0\u201cElucidating changes in neuronal activity and transcriptional profiles in Down Syndrome (DS)-derived human cortical organoids transplanted into mouse cortex\u201d
\nElla Zeldich, Ph.D. – Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, BUSM and Martin Thunemann, Ph.D. – Department of Biomedical Engineering<\/p>\n
9. \u201cSingle-Nucleus RNA Sequencing Analysis of Transcriptome Changes in the Postmortem Ventral Tegmental Area of Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder\u201d
\nHuiping Zhang, Ph.D. \u2013 Department of Psychiatry<\/p>\n
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