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.

May 2024 Selected Awards

  • GLOBAL GROWTH OF DIGITAL ECONOMIES AND IMPACT ON SUSTAINABILITY ASIA AND PACIFIC TOWARDS 2030 An integrated economic investigation and insight for business, finance, innovations, and investments

    Total Anticipated

    $150,000

    Principal Investigator

    Bhaskar Chakravorti

    Sponsor

    SGTech

  • Identifying Pathogenicity-Related Variants of HSV-1 among trafficked primates in Peru

    Total Anticipated

    $19,790

    Principal Investigator

    Marieke Rosenbaum

    Sponsor

    American Association of Zoo Veterinarians

  • Identifying the Causes of the Stagnation in National U.S. Cardiovascular Disease Mortality

    Total Anticipated

    $59,218

    Principal Investigator

    Leah Abrams

    Sponsor

    National Institute on Aging

  • Investigating the Role of MYC in Meibomian Gland Pathology

    Total Anticipated

    $612,935

    Principal Investigator

    Cornelia Peterson

    Sponsor

    National Institutes of Health

  • Let-7 in Sperm Impacts Offspring Opioid System

    Total Anticipated

    $453,750

    Principal Investigator

    Fair Vassoler

    Sponsor

    National Institutes of Health

  • Logistics associated with bringing older rural veterans to in-person medical visits

    Total Anticipated

    $25,176

    Principal Investigator

    Elizabeth Marfeo

    Sponsor

    Bedford VA Research Corporation, Inc.

  • MIDUS Project 3 Biomarkers

    Total Anticipated

    $98,913

    Principal Investigator

    Tammy Scott

    Sponsor

    University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • MLSC Internship Challenge

    Total Anticipated

    $4,320

    Principal Investigator

    David Kaplan

    Sponsor

    Massachusetts Life Sciences Center

  • Neuro-Immuno-Cutaneous Human Skin Equivalent

    Total Anticipated

    $50,000

    Principal Investigator

    David Kaplan

    Sponsor

    National Institutes of Health

  • Nuclear Weapons: Technology and Policy

    Total Anticipated

    $40,700

    Principal Investigator

    David Logan

    Sponsor

    The Stanton Foundation (NY Offices)