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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  • 2024

    Srinivas Sridhar

    Sponsor: NIH NCI 2R25CA174650-11
    CaNCURE: Cancer Nanomedicine Co-ops for Undergraduate Research Experiences CaNCURE: Cancer Nanomedicine Co-ops for Undergraduate Research Experiences Program seeks to provide training and education in research at the interface of nanotechnology, cancer biology, and medicine to attract, retain, and encourage young scientists & engineers, particularly those from underrepresented minorities, to pursue careers in cancer research. The…Read More
  • 2024

    Ben Knudsen, Iva Halacheva, and Jose Perea

    Sponsor: NSF
    Mid-Atlantic Topology Conference 2024 The Mid-Atlantic Topology Conference is a recurring regional topology meeting, previous iterations of which have been hosted at UVA, Johns Hopkins, and Penn. The latest iteration is planned for March 23–24, 2024 at Northeastern University. As in the past, the event will take a broad thematic focus and prioritize showcasing young…Read More
  • 2024

    Jing-Ke Weng

    Sponsor: USDA
    Discovery and engineering of plant branched cyclic peptide biosynthesis Plants offer an enormous chemodiversity that is essential for discovering new medicines, with 25% of all FDA-approved drugs coming from plants. However, the production of plant-derived natural products faces significant challenges. Our research aims to explore the biosynthesis and bioengineering of lyciumins and moroidins, two classes…Read More
  • 2024

    Lori Ferrins

    Sponsor: NIH AViDD Center Development Grant
    Development of covalent SARS-CoV-2 papain-like protease inhibitors There are two goals in this project, firstly, to continue to develop our advanced hit compound (disclosed here: doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-37254-w) to identify a lead suitable for in vivo proof of concept studies. Secondly, to develop novel methods to study the structural dynamics of both covalent inhibitors and PLpro…Read More
  • 2024

    Javier Apfeld

    Sponsor: Longevity Impetus grant (A-241530)
    Engineering C. elegans worms to live more than a year Can a worm that normally lives 15 days live a year? How much can we extend lifespan if we combine multiple interventions that extend lifespan on their own? We are excited to find out how plastic is the lifespan of C. elegans worms.Read More
  • 2023

    Thiago dos Santos

    Sponsor: HHMI
    Hanna H. Gray Fellow’s Program Transition Award Our group will study the proteins that build the bacterial cell envelope and develop mechanism-based inhibitors of these proteins to treat multidrug-resistant infections.Read More
  • 2023

    Andreia Ionescu

    Sponsor: NIH
    Growth plate cartilage stem cells for skeletal repair after injury In this project, the investigators study the role of growth plate stem cells in hopes of gaining insights in the skeletal repair process after physeal injury in children. The results of the study will help bioengineering efforts directed towards growth plate cartilage regeneration.Read More
  • 2023

    Sue Whitfield Gabrieli

    Sponsor: Accord Family
    Mindfulness Based Real-time fMRI Neurofeedback Intervention for Borderline Personality Disorder In collaboration with McLean Hospital, this study aims to reduce the symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in young adults by using real-time mindfulness-based neurofeedback during an fMRI scan. This technique helps augment mindfulness meditation by showing participants a visual display of their brain activity…Read More
  • 2023

    Gabriela Garcia

    Sponsor: TNC
    Adaptation in the Amazon The Adaptation in the Amazon Research Technician will work with PI Gabriela Garcia (MES and SPPUA) to support The Nature Conservancy’s global team to understand climate impacts and adaptation needs of communities in the Amazon region and how nature-based approaches can support equitable adaptation goals. They will support the selection, adaptation,…Read More
  • 2023

    Alexander Ivanov

    Sponsor: NIH
    Biomedical Technology Development and Dissemination Center Funded by an NIH P41 subaward, this project from the Biomedical Technology Development and Dissemination Center aims to translate native mass spectrometry (nMS) workflows for characterizing macromolecular complexes to biomedical research communities. The provided tools support both expert and non-expert users in integrating nMS with other structural biology techniques…Read More
  • 2023

    Dima Krioukov

    Sponsor: NSF
    CIF: Small: Projective limits of sparse graphs This project aims to analyze and identify well-behaved graph limits for sparse random graph models, specifically focusing on influential models developed in the investigator’s previous NSF-funded research related to real-world networks. The goal is to ensure that conclusions drawn from these models are realistic by verifying that their…Read More
  • 2023

    Karen Quigley

    Sponsor: Army Research Laboratory
    Reconsidering context: Theory and Measurement Self-reports of experience are most often quantified via anchored, Likert-type rating scales (e.g., using a scale from 0-5, where 0 is no fatigue and 5 is maximal fatigue). Raters change how they use such scales when their internal bodily state changes, making such scales poorly reliable and invalid under such…Read More

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