Sponsored Awards

Tufts University faculty routinely receive sponsored awards that facilitate their search for solutions to some of the greatest challenges that we face. Each month, we share information about some of these awards to show the extent—and prospective impact—of Tufts research.

August 2025 Selected Awards

  • A Platform of Biomimetic Mucins for Addressing Recurrent Infections

    Total Anticipated

    $95,000

    Principal Investigator

    David Kaplan

    Sponsor

    National Science Foundation

  • Advance Account: Focused Imaging as a Novel Diagnostic Strategy for Aortic Stenosis (FIND AS)

    Total Anticipated

    $28,457

    Principal Investigator

    Michael Hughes

    Sponsor

    National Institutes of Health

  • An analysis of the Gizu pastoralist ecosystem and implications for peace, development and humanitarian action.

    Total Anticipated

    $94,310

    Principal Investigator

    Helen Young

    Sponsor

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Italy

  • Assessment of the impact of pre-treatment with anti-emetic therapy on the incidence of gastroesophageal reflux in dogs undergoing anesthesia for orthopedic surgery as assessed by esophageal pH monitor

    Total Anticipated

    $21,157

    Principal Investigator

    Emily Wheeler

    Sponsor

    American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation, Inc

  • Collaborative Research: "GOE-ing DEEP" into the Paleoproterozoic of Gabon to elucidate the causes and effects of Earth's Great Oxidation

    Total Anticipated

    $709,830

    Principal Investigator

    Athena Eyster

    Sponsor

    National Science Foundation

  • Collaborative Research: EAGER: Loss and dispersion management for photonic integrated circuit two photon (PIC-2P) microscopy

    Total Anticipated

    $174,112

    Principal Investigator

    Aseema Mohanty

    Sponsor

    National Science Foundation

  • Collaborative Research: Frameworks: Advanced Simulation of Multiphase Electrochemical Systems (FASTEST)

    Total Anticipated

    $1,124,935

    Principal Investigator

    Hari Sundar

    Sponsor

    National Science Foundation

  • Collaborative Research: Greenland Melt-Ex: Quantifying Real-World Ice-Ocean Interaction Physics with the Fidelity Required for Next Generation Melt Prediction

    Total Anticipated

    $372,486

    Principal Investigator

    Rebecca Jackson

    Sponsor

    National Science Foundation

  • Collaborative Research: RUI: Testing hypotheses of the reproductive energetic trade-offs of facultative symbioses

    Total Anticipated

    $689,238

    Principal Investigator

    Randi Rotjan

    Sponsor

    National Science Foundation

  • Doomsday Clock Rebellion: A Choose-Your-Own Podcase from WBUR

    Total Anticipated

    $65,000

    Principal Investigator

    Sara Johnson

    Sponsor

    Arthur Vining Davis Foundations