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

  • Intracellular Delivering E3P-ligand conjugates to induce efficient protein degradation

    Total Anticipated

    $1,243,500

    Principal Investigator

    Qiaobing Xu

    Sponsor

    National Institutes of Health

  • Jesse Factor's MarthaOdyssey

    Total Anticipated

    $2,000

    Principal Investigator

    Kareem Khubchandani

    Sponsor

    New England Foundation for the Arts

  • let-7 MicroRNA as a Mediator of Opioid Use Susceptibility in Rats and Humans

    Total Anticipated

    $2,703,930

    Principal Investigator

    Fair Vassoler

    Sponsor

    National Institutes of Health

  • MHFE FY27

    Total Anticipated

    $164,520

    Principal Investigator

    Rebecca Fauth

    Sponsor

    Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care

  • Modernization for Improved Safety and Accessibility

    Total Anticipated

    $70,000

    Principal Investigator

    Gary Leisk

    Sponsor

    Richard H. Lufkin Memorial Fund: C/O Bank of America, N.A.

  • Mouse Model of Hypersensitivity to LPS

    Total Anticipated

    $79,152

    Principal Investigator

    Xudong Li

    Sponsor

    Augusta University Research Institute, Inc.

  • Optimization of a public neoantigen-based cancer prevention strategy

    Total Anticipated

    $1,319,517

    Principal Investigator

    Cheryl London

    Sponsor

    University of Georgia

  • Paul Singer Foundation Fellowship in Expanding Viewpoints

    Total Anticipated

    $100,000

    Principal Investigator

    Eitan Hersh

    Sponsor

    The Paul E. Singer Foundation *DO NOT SHARE*

  • Petco Loves Support of Accessible Veterinary Care for Pets and Families in the Worcester Community

    Total Anticipated

    $5,000

    Principal Investigator

    Gregory Wolfus

    Sponsor

    Petco Love

  • Progressing Region-Specific Human Stem Cell Grafting Strategies for SCI Transplantation

    Total Anticipated

    $397,000

    Principal Investigator

    Nisha Iyer

    Sponsor

    Craig H. Neilsen Foundation