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 2026 Selected Awards

  • Elucidating the interplay between AD genetic variants using human iPSC-derived brain cells

    Total Anticipated

    $470,000

    Principal Investigator

    Giuseppina Tesco

    Sponsor

    National Institute on Aging

  • Engineering bovine fat cells for scalability, accessibility, and broad utility

    Total Anticipated

    $249,652

    Principal Investigator

    Andrew Stout

    Sponsor

    Good Food Institute Inc

  • Faster, More Efficient, and Hybrid Computation in Microbial Bioelectronic Systems

    Total Anticipated

    $555,100

    Principal Investigator

    Sameer Sonkusale

    Sponsor

    U.S. Army Research Office

  • FIRE-WUI: Collaborative Research: Harnessing AI and Engineering Innovation to Catalyze Rapid Decision-Making for Post-Fire Property Decontamination and Economic Recovery

    Total Anticipated

    $646,945

    Principal Investigator

    Lauryn Spearing

    Sponsor

    National Science Foundation

  • Fully Integrated Acousto-Optical Electronic-Photonic System for Real-time In Vivo 3D Photoacoustic Imaging

    Total Anticipated

    $308,605

    Principal Investigator

    Srivalleesha Mallidi

    Sponsor

    The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health

  • FY2026 Animal Health and Disease Research (AHDR)

    Total Anticipated

    $10,671

    Principal Investigator

    Cheryl London

    Sponsor

    U.S. Department of Agriculture

  • MDAR The Climate Smart Agriculture Program (CSAP) FY2026

    Total Anticipated

    $31,167

    Principal Investigator

    Jennifer Hashley

    Sponsor

    Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources

  • MINERVA: Unlocking the Hidden Gems of the Distant Universe and Completing HST and JWST's Imaging Legacy with Medium Bands

    Total Anticipated

    $56,712

    Principal Investigator

    Anna Sajina

    Sponsor

    Space Telescope Science Institute

  • Monitoring and manipulating select subpopulations within microbial communities

    Total Anticipated

    $60,000

    Principal Investigator

    Nik Nair

    Sponsor

    U.S. Army Research Laboratory

  • MTM-PH: Medically Tailored Meals for Pregnancy Health

    Total Anticipated

    $137,500

    Principal Investigator

    Ronit Ridberg

    Sponsor

    Community Servings