Grants

Society significantly benefits from scientific research, but it wouldn’t be possible without generous contributions from public and private sources.

This page is a testament to that support. With it, Northeastern’s College of Science has cultivated a dynamic landscape of research activity. Through a culture that emphasizes entrepreneurship, our exceptional faculty, staff, and student researchers are able to maximize the impact of their work.

The grants listed below are a preview of the science and scientists of tomorrow, who probe single cells, the outer limit of particle physics, and everything in between.

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  • 2023

    Iva Halacheva

    Sponsor: NSF
    Categorical centers, cactus actions, and diagram algebras This project delves into several research directions within representation theory, which is the mathematical framework for studying objects through their symmetries and the operations which preserve them. Such operations can carry a classical, or even more intriguingly a quantum algebraic structure. Originally appearing in physical models within statistical…Read More
  • 2023

    Randall Hughes

    Sponsor: Ramboll US Consulting
    Genetic assessment and native plant production for the US Army Corps of Engineers BAA 6 Belle Isle Project, Boston, MA Genetic variation can be critical for population performance and resilience, yet it is seldom accounted for in habitat restoration efforts. This project will assess the genetic diversity of the dominant salt marsh plants Spartina alterniflora and Spartina…Read More
  • 2023

    Mauricio Santillana

    Sponsor: NIH
    Development of an Open-Source and Data-Driven Modeling Platform to Monitor and Forecast Disease Activity The objective of this grant is to leverage a wealth of information from a diverse array of data sources to build a modeling platform capable of combining information to produce real-time estimates and forecasts of disease activity (Dengue and Influenza) at…Read More
  • 2023

    David Kimbro

    Sponsor: NSF
    The influence of biophysical coupling and cross-scale interactions on ecosystems of the Plum Island LTER Understanding salt marsh ecosystems is crucial because marsh plants create unique and productive wetland habitat in temperate estuaries for a variety of economically valuable and ecologically important fishes, birds, and invertebrates. In addition to creating habitat, salt marshes provide key ecosystem…Read More
  • 2023

    Eddie Geisinger

    Sponsor: Broad Inst
    Attacking failure of antibiotic treatment by targeting antimicrobial resistance enabler cell-states This project aims to uncover the genetic mechanisms that underlie antibiotic treatment failure in hospital-acquired bacterial infections. We will analyze “enabler” mutations and phenotypes that promote antibiotic tolerance and act as stepping stones for the development of antibiotic resistance and treatment failure. A major…Read More
  • 2023

    Jon Tilly

    Sponsor: NSF
    Role of Mitochondria as Intracellular Shuttles for Nuclear Gene-regulatory Transcription Factors During Pluripotent Cell Division and Fate Specification This project combines our technological advancements in mitochondrial analysis and nanosorting with an in-vivo mitochondrial lineage tracing approach, which will enable us able to map the developmental fate of specific mitochondrial subtypes in mammalian eggs through post-fertilization to the point…Read More
  • 2023

    Aaron Seitz

    Sponsor: National Institute of Aging
    Mediators and Moderators of Auditory Training This project compares a number of approaches to auditory training to examine individual differences in outcomes on speech in noise listening abilities in older adults. With the following aims: This project compares a number of approaches to auditory training (AT) to examine individual differences in outcomes on speech in…Read More
  • 2023

    Needa Brown

    Sponsor: DOD/USAMRAA
    Combination Intraperitoneal Local Delivery of PARPi Implants and Anti-PDL1 Aggressive metastatic ovarian cancer patients have limited therapy options and clinical trials to evaluate promising alternative combinations have been limited due to the high toxicity. Here we propose a bio/nanoformulation approach to delivery PARPi directly into the peritoneal cavity for sustained release and limited toxicity in…Read More
  • 2023

    Paul Champion

    Sponsor: NSF
    Collaborative Research: Mapping and comparing the link of the protein scaffold to quantum events in thermally activated enzymes and flavin‐based photoreceptors. This work will enhance understanding of how biology integrates quantum behavior into macromolecular function. Proteins and macromolecules have evolved to rely, at least to some degree, on underlying quantum phenomena such as tunneling and…Read More
  • 2023

    Neel Joshi

    Sponsor: Novo Nordisk Foundation
    Soft wearables with high energy density: merging chemical biology and silicone chemistry with compliant active devices (WeArAble) The purpose of this grant is to develop soft, wearable actuators with enhanced power output compared to the state of the art by combining cutting edge synthetic and biosynthetic materials. Existing wearable actuators either require bulky power sources…Read More
  • 2023

    Albert-László Barabási

    Sponsor: Templeton Fndn
    Using Big Data to Quantify and Cultivate Genius We aim to identify early career markers that suggest that an individual has the potential to achieve exceptional performance and possibly, professional and public recognition. We aim to determine the earliest point in a career when these achievements can be detected and predicted, quantify the delay between…Read More
  • 2023

    Susanne Jaeggi and Aaron Seitz

    Sponsor: Department of Defense
    A Computational Cognitive Neuroscience Framework for Attentional Control Traits and States The proposed work will comprise six distinct but highly interactive cores, which will perform complementary tasks in a parallel and integrative fashion across the five years of the planned MURI project to better understand attentional control. Specific Aims: A comprehensive research program that will:…Read More

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