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 2026 Selected Awards

  • Combination losartan-toceranib therapy to disrupt the osteosarcoma tumor microenvironment and improve fibroblast activation protein (FAP) targeted CAR-T cell therapy in canine metastatic osteosarcosar

    Total Anticipated

    $22,236

    Principal Investigator

    Cheryl London

    Sponsor

    Colorado State University

  • Define the mechanisms targeting a B. burgdorferi protein CspZ to prevent Lyme disease infection

    Total Anticipated

    $4,173,551

    Principal Investigator

    Yi-Pin Lin

    Sponsor

    National Institutes of Health

  • Defining the potential of GSK3 inhibition in correcting the molecular phenotypes of CTNNB1 syndrome patient derived glutamatergic neurons.

    Total Anticipated

    $453,750

    Principal Investigator

    Jonathan Alexander

    Sponsor

    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

  • Elucidating conserved structural details and mechanisms regulating herpes viral fusion

    Total Anticipated

    $140,015

    Principal Investigator

    Brian Cieslewicz

    Sponsor

    National Institutes of Health

  • Enhancing the Calerie Network to Advance Aging Biology 2.0

    Total Anticipated

    $24,763

    Principal Investigator

    Sai Krupa Das

    Sponsor

    Duke University

  • Evaluation of Edible Microcarriers for Cultivated Meat Applications

    Total Anticipated

    $52,452

    Principal Investigator

    David Kaplan

    Sponsor

    United States - India Science and Technology Endowment Fund

  • Evolution of bacterial communication systems

    Total Anticipated

    $497,862

    Principal Investigator

    Samantha Miranda

    Sponsor

    National Institutes of Health

  • Illuminating what the pathogen "sees": Understanding Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection heterogeneity to uncover its Achilles' heels

    Total Anticipated

    $699,600

    Principal Investigator

    Shumin Tan

    Sponsor

    G. Harold and Leila Mathers Charitable Foundation

  • Immune landscape of mitral valve prolapse

    Total Anticipated

    $4,050,550

    Principal Investigator

    Vicky Yang

    Sponsor

    National Institutes of Health

  • Impact of Lactobacillus effectors across gestation

    Total Anticipated

    $357,567

    Principal Investigator

    Smita Gopinath

    Sponsor

    NIH - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development