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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  • 2026

    Alessandro Vespignani

    Sponsor: Gates Foundation
    Advancing Global Pathogen Detection through Aircraft and WES  The project will inform the design of wastewater environmental surveillance systems through the development of an integrated multi-layered pathogen surveillance modeling platform. Read More
  • 2026

    James Halverson

    Sponsor: Department of Energy
    String Phenomenology 2025  The annual String Phenomenology conference discusses recent progress in compactifications of string theory and their relation to particle physics and cosmology.  Topics include:  Learn more – https://indico.global/event/1291/ Read More
  • 2026

    Paul Whitford 

    Sponsor: National Institutes of Health/Yale University
    HIV-1 Fusion on Native Membranes Captured by Cryo-Electron Tomography  This project will investigate the role of glycoproteins on the structure of the HIV envelope protein. This will include simulations of the glycoproteins in isolation, in the presence of membranes and in the presence of inhibitors/antibodies. This work will help us better understand how HIV drives membrane fusion. Read More
  • 2026

    Jennifer Bowen

    Sponsor: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant
    Leveraging molecular techniques to track fecal coliform source and clearance rates In 2019, the Massachusetts soft-shell clam fishery was valued at US$6.5M. However, in Plum Island Sound, MA, which supports one of the largest soft-shell clam fisheries in the United States, harvest decreased from 1.2 million pounds of clams in 2019 to only 521K pounds…Read More
  • 2025

    Alessandro Vespignani

    Sponsor: WHO
    Epidemiology & Analytics for Response – Agreement for Performance of Work A dangerous new variant of monkeypox virus emerged in the Democratic Republic of Congo in late 2023 and quickly spread across borders, creating challenges for health officials trying to track and contain outbreaks in regions with limited surveillance capabilities. Researchers are developing sophisticated statistical…Read More
  • 2025

    Laurel Gabard-Durnam

    Sponsor: Wellcome
    “Linking infant gut microbial resilience and redundancy with neurodevelopment” – The microbiome plays a critical role in brain development, particularly during sensitive windows before and after birth. Early-life factors such as maternal diet, stress, delivery mode, and infant nutrition can disrupt both gut microbial communities and brain development, potentially contributing to conditions like autism spectrum…Read More
  • 2025

    Brian Helmuth and Jon Grabowski

    Sponsor: NOAA-NERACOOS
    Initiating new monitoring activities to accelerate implementation of the regional OCA monitoring plan  The goal of this project is to identify thermal microhabitats within which shell-forming organisms like mussels and oysters that are vulnerable to ocean and coastal acidification might take refuge from low pH conditions, and to assess the potential buffering capacity of different…Read More
  • 2025

    Harm Derksen

    Sponsor: Simons Foundation
    Simons Fellow in Mathematics  This fellowship provides support for a year-long sabbatical during which the PI will research Invariant Theory. The PI’s plans include a month at the Simons Institute in Berkeley and a month in Auckland, New Zealand, collaborating with international researchers.Read More
  • 2025

    James Halverson

    Sponsor: Simons Foundation
    Simons Collaboration on the Physics of Learning and Neural Computation The new collaboration will serve as a concerted effort to discover the fundamental principles that make AI work by treating AI as a complex physical system. Collaboration researchers will draw on physics, computer science, neuroscience, mathematics and statistics to understand how the structure of data,…Read More
  • 2025

    Aaron Seitz

    Sponsor: NIH
    Improving Accessibility of Vision Research and Therapy using an Open-Source, Extended-Reality Platform This project develops an open XR platform for vision science assessments and interventions for people with visual impairments. The R61 phase builds research-grade tools for macular degeneration and stroke-induced cortical blindness. The R33 phase conducts feasibility trials and expands to pediatric cortical visual…Read More
  • 2025

    Susanne Jaeggi and Aaron Seitz

    Sponsor: NIH
    Mediators and Moderators of Executive Function Training in Older Adults This proposal improves executive function training research for 1,275 older adults at risk for dementia. Four aims examine: training ingredients that promote adherence and engagement, how these ingredients impact cognitive outcomes and quality of life, individual characteristics affecting training success, and open science data sharing….Read More
  • 2025

    Aaron Seitz and Susanne Jaeggi

    Sponsor: NIH
    THE NIH Precision Brain Health Network: Open and Inclusive Measurement of Neuropsychological Change for AD/ADRD Primary Prevention Trials This grant develops rigorous cognitive assessment tools to measure brain health changes over time rather than just detecting impairment. Through a coordinated research network leveraging existing NIH investments, the project creates open-access digital tools for real-world settings,…Read More

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