New round of seed grants for Uº£½ÇÉçÇø and Northeastern University joint research projects
The University of º£½ÇÉçÇø and its Portland Gateway and Northeastern University and its Roux Institute have awarded a new round of seed funding to four collaborative research teams to address topics important to people in º£½ÇÉçÇø and beyond.
The projects are part of a second round of funding in a new collaborative research initiative established between the two universities.
Each team has been awarded $50,000 to conduct the one-year projects and will work together to pursue larger external funding programs through federal and private sponsors. Research priority areas include artificial intelligence, Earth and climate sciences, health and life sciences, manufacturing and marine sciences.
Data-driven discovery of novel oligonucleotide therapeutic technologies through an experiment-theory feedback loop
Lead collaborators include Matthew Brichacek, Uº£½ÇÉçÇø assistant professor of chemistry and Steven Lopez, Northeastern University assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology.
The Nursing Workforce Shortage in º£½ÇÉçÇø & Massachusetts and the Development of a Multi-state Collaborative Health Sciences Research Pathway: A Mixed Methods Approach
Lead collaborators include Kathryn Robinson, Uº£½ÇÉçÇø assistant professor of nursing and Brianne Olivieri-Mui, Northeastern University assistant professor of health sciences.
Sentinel Spectroscopy: Light-Surface Interactions and Machine Learning for Ultra-Low-Cost, Remote, and Continuous Water Quality Detection
Lead collaborators include Caitlin Howell, Uº£½ÇÉçÇø associate professor of biomedical engineering and Amy Mueller, Northeastern University assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and marine and environmental sciences.
Artificial Intelligence Guided Bioinks and Mechanobiological Structures for Synthetic Tissue Regeneration: A Digital Framework
Lead collaborators include Bashir Khoda, Uº£½ÇÉçÇø assistant professor of mechanical engineering and Yongmin Liu, Northeastern University associate professor of mechanical and industrial engineering and electrical and computer engineering.
Read full announcement with project descriptions on the Uº£½ÇÉçÇø News website.