Research labs at US universities, drawn from their NIH and NSF grants.
Yale University, CTMedicine & Clinical Research
Map the order in which methylation changes in Epstein-Barr virus DNA and host B-cell gene promoters appear in blood before lymphoma is diagnosed, using banked plasma from a long-term cohort of people with HIV.
Texas Woman's University, TXMedicine & Clinical Research
Write questionnaire items on adolescent asthma self-management using an asthma self-management behavior framework and a seven-step development guide. Teens with asthma will help write the items alongside the team's prior qualitative and review findings.
Auburn University, ALEngineeringEarly-career
Use X-ray micro-CT imaging to determine how soil microstructure controls subsurface erosion rates in unsaturated soils.
University of Kansas, KSEngineering
Develop separation, conversion and reuse technologies that recover hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerant blends instead of venting them, so waste refrigerant can be recycled.
Stony Brook University, NYEarth & Environmental Science
Establish a firm link between updraft area at middle and low levels and the occurrence of tornadoes and large hail in more than 100 supercells, using an automated algorithm that detects ZDR columns in dual-polarization radar data.
Duke University, NCEarth & Environmental Science
Coordinate international studies on particle-based delivery systems for nutrients and pesticides in agriculture, materials used in transportation, and advanced materials for water treatment and resource recovery.
University at Buffalo, NYPublic Health & Epidemiology
Test whether higher birth weight, faster BMI growth across childhood and early obesity shorten telomere length and speed its loss from birth to age 24, using birth records, yearly growth data and stored samples from the Southern California Children's Health Study.
Emory University, GANeuroscienceEarly-career
Measure glycolysis, a fast sugar-burning energy pathway, in blood monocytes from people with HIV, and relate it to inflammation, reward-circuit function and anhedonia.
University of Pennsylvania, PAPublic Health & EpidemiologyEarly-career
Estimate how the level and duration of long-term PM2.5 exposure affect blood biomarkers of Alzheimer's pathology and brain injury (Aβ42/40, pTau217, GFAP, NfL) in the Penn ADRC cohort, using g-computation, a causal inference method.
Tuskegee University, ALMathematics & Statistics
Form joint US-African research teams of senior mathematicians, early-career faculty, postdocs and students within groups spanning pure, discrete and applied mathematics, so that each team combines both regions' questions and techniques.
University of Alabama at Birmingham, ALMedicine & Clinical Research
Test whether blocking abnormally activated Hedgehog signaling reduces the invasive and metastasis-prone behavior of Merlin-deficient mammary tumors, using mammary-specific Nf2-knockout mouse tumors and tumor-derived organoids.
University of Michigan, MIPublic Health & Epidemiology
Document how parents of children aged 0–5 understand firearm risk and safe storage and where that diverges from expert recommendations, using focus groups, expert interviews and a national survey.