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.

February 2024 Selected Awards

  • Collaborative Research: Mechanisms of community coalescence in synthetic microbiomes

    Total Anticipated

    $509,573

    Principal Investigator

    Benjamin Wolfe

    Sponsor

    National Science Foundation

  • Comprehensive Polymer Systems Characterization Core

    Total Anticipated

    $276,997

    Principal Investigator

    David Kaplan

    Sponsor

    Air Force Office of Scientific Research

  • Development of a decision aid in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer choosing to undergo surgery versus watch-and-wait

    Total Anticipated

    $20,241

    Principal Investigator

    Keren Ladin

    Sponsor

    Lahey Clinic, Inc.

  • Drugs to Control Cellular Decision-making in Metabolic Space

    Total Anticipated

    $782,212

    Principal Investigator

    Michael Levin

    Sponsor

    Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

  • Essentials D2A

    Total Anticipated

    $32,497

    Principal Investigator

    Jessica Goldberg

    Sponsor

    Massachusetts Department of Public Health

  • Examining the efficacy of BN Vaccine candidates to block tickborne transmission

    Total Anticipated

    $124,456

    Principal Investigator

    Yi-Pin Lin

    Sponsor

    Bavarian Nordic

  • Firms Networks and Natural Disasters: Evidence from U.S

    Total Anticipated

    $15,992

    Principal Investigator

    Federico Esposito

    Sponsor

    University of Naples Federico II

  • Focusing on Multiplicative Foundations to Enhance Access to Calculus

    Total Anticipated

    $49,196

    Principal Investigator

    Andrew Izsak

    Sponsor

    Spencer Foundation

  • FY2024 Animal Health and Disease Research (AHDR)

    Total Anticipated

    $37,964

    Principal Investigator

    Cheryl London

    Sponsor

    U.S. Department of Agriculture

  • Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Software Supply Chain Security

    Total Anticipated

    $33,000

    Principal Investigator

    Josephine Wolff

    Sponsor

    U.S. Air Force