BOSTON, MA - Senators Edward M. Kennedy and John F. Kerry announced today that nine
health research institutions in Massachusetts will receive seventeen federal grants from the
National Institute of Health totaling over $5 million made under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act.
Senator Kennedy said, “These federal funds will enable our outstanding Massachusetts hospitals
and universities to enhance their cutting-edge medical research and develop innovative
treatments and cures of tomorrow."
"These investments will help save lives, secure jobs across our state and ensure Massachusetts
remains a leader in medical technology. I'm pleased that the NIH has provided the resources to
keep us on the cutting edge," said Senator John Kerry.
The recipients of the grants and the purpose and the amount of the grants are as follows:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Studies on the Autocrine control of neutrophil chemotaxis; $383,000
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Studies on Glucose energy metabolism in the growth and survival of B lymphocytes; $391,250
Boston University
Boston, MA
Engineering Functional Lymphatic Networks in Vitro; $243,750
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA
Studies on Maternal Smoking and the Developing Lung; $88,000
Studies on Red Blood Cell Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Coronary Artery Disease; $243,564
Children’s Hospital Boston
Boston, MA
Studies on the Heterogeneity among human CD4 T lymphocytes; $440,082
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Studies on the Potential Therapeutic Target in Lung Cancer; $376,204
Harvard University
Boston, MA
Studies on Drug Targets for Tuberculosis; $406,091
Studies on the Molecular Genetics of HSV DNA Polymerase Gene; $422,084
Studies on the Physical Activity and Survival in Cancer Patients; $88,396
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Studies on Embryonic Vascular Networks and GABA Neuron Migration; $264,875
Studies on the human genetic factors related to susceptibility to the bacteria, which causes
cholera in Bangladesh; $131,760
Studies on multimodal nanoagents for the detection and treatment of atherosclerosis; $265,125
Studies on the neutrophils responses to inflammatory signals; $245,729
Tufts University
Boston, MA
Studies on how the Lyme disease bacterium survives inside ticks; $322,000
Studies on the Hyper-Responsiveness to TLR Agonists in Wild Derived Mice; $412,291
VisualSonics Vevo770 High Resolution In Vivo Imaging System; $342,645
The NIH is the principal Federal agency for supporting medical research, and is responsible for
supporting over 325,000 scientists and researchers in over 3,000 institutions across the country.
For more information on the National Institute of Health’s efforts under the American Recovery
and Reinvestment act, please visit www.nih.gov/recovery.
