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Awards

2023 P30 Pilot & Feasibility Award RFA

Pilot and Feasibility Research proposals ($35,000/year; with up to $6,800 in IDC) are available to fund studies by early-stage investigators to generate preliminary data to support an application for independent NIH research support (or for a K or K-like career development award for junior faculty).

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Center for Musculoskeletal Research Core Mini Grants

Center for Musculoskeletal Research Core mini-grants (up to $2,000 direct costs only) will be awarded for the purpose of obtaining critical preliminary data for an upcoming grant submission. Funds must be used for CSR Core services.

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Innovation Awards

Innovation awards are designed to promote the ability of Center investigators to visit outside laboratories to gain expertise in novel methodologies which can be integrated into one of the Resource Cores so our community can benefit from these new technologies.  Funds (up to $5000) are available to cover the costs of supplies and reagents required, as well as any necessary travel.  Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.  Discussion with the relevant Core director is highly encouraged prior to preparing an application.

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P&F Awardees

PI TITLE OF PILOT AND FEASIBILITY PROJECT
2023
Qian Cong, PhD

(HSDM)

Stem cells and committed muscle cells reprogram in heterotopic ossification dependent of inflammation

Lamya Karim, PhD

(UMass Dartmouth)

Impact of irisin on glycation in bone tissue and cells

David Maridas, PhD

(HSDM)

The role of Smad1/5/8 signaling in the postnatal skeleton

2022
Beth Bragdon, PhD

(BUSM, Orth)

The Effect of Type 2 Diabetes on Skeletal Stem Cell Response to Injury
Fjola Johannesdottir, PhD

(BIDMC, Orth)

Influence of Trunk Muscle and Vertebral Bone Deficits on Fracture Risk in Type 1 Diabetes
Tadatoshi Sato, PhD

(UMass)

Development of rAAV Gene Therapy for Osteogenesis Imperfecta
2021
Susan MacLauchlan, PhD

(BWH, Rheum)

The role of TET2-mediated clonal hematopoiesis in osteoporosis
Brianne Connizzo, PhD

(BUSM, Engineering)

An In Vivo Model of Inflammation-Based Joint Damage to Study Bone-Tendon Interactions
Nora Renthal, MD, PhD

(BCH, Endo)

Functional genomic screening to expedite gene discovery in growth plate chondrocytes
Petra Simic, MD, PhD

(MGH, Renal)

Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase-2 regulates FGF23 in acute kidney injury
2020
Christian Jacome-Galarza

(BWH, Rheum)

Title Cellular origins and functions of osteoclasts precursors in arthritis
Masao Kaneki

(MGH, Pain Med)

Targeting myostatin-activin type 2 receptor pathway prevents burn injury-induced bone loss
Jessica Lehoczky

(BWH, Orth)

ANCHORING LGR6 TO OSTEOGENESIS
2019
Eva S. Liu, M.D.

(BWH, Endo)

Role of 1, 25 dihydroxyvitamin D in the development of enthesopathy in X-linked hypophosphatemia
Michael B. Albro, M.S., Ph.D.

(BU, Engineering)

Targeted Inhibition of Pathogenic TGF-beta Activity in Osteoarthritis
2018
Diana L. Carlone, Ph.D.

(BCH, Endo)

Cfp1 Action in Chondrogenesis
LI Zeng, Ph.D.

(Tufts)

The Role of T lymphocytes in Osteoarthritis Progression
2017
Frank Ko, Ph.D.

(MGH, Endo)

The effects of caloric restriction on bone formation and mTOR signaling
Michaela Reagan, Ph.D.

(MMCRI)

Targeting sclerostin in multiple myeloma-induced bone disease
2016
Keertik Fulzele, Ph.D.

(BUSM, Dental)

Metabolic effect of bone secreted Wnt-signaling inhibitor sclerostin
Marc Wein, M.D., Ph.D.

(MGH, Endo)

Control of osteocyte biology by salt inducible kinases
2015
(Year 2) Agnes Berendsen, Ph.D.

(HSDM)

VEGF-dependent control of osteoblast/adipocyte differentiation
Jenna Galloway, Ph.D.

(MGH, Orth)

A zebrafish model of tendon-bone attachment injury and regeneration
2014
Agnes Berendsen, Ph.D.

(HSDM)

VEGF-dependent control of osteoblast/adipocyte differentiation
Melissa Putman, M.D.

(BCH, Endo)

Whole body vibration to prevent the musculoskeletal complications of immobility

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