Recent Research Funding

We receive funding from a variety of sources that recognize the value of our high-impact research.

  • Mid-scale RI-2: Compact X-ray Free-Electron Laser Project. Thomas Grant (Co-Investigator). National Science Foundation. $91,000,000. 3/1/2023-2/1/2028.
  • Structure and assembly of membrane proteins at tight junctions. Alex Vecchio (Principal Investigator). NIH NIGMS. $1,802,852. 8/1/2020-7/1/2025.
  • Structural Studies of Nonribosomal Peptide Synthesis (R35GM136235). Andrew Gulick (Principal Investigator). NIH/NIGMS. 4/1/2020-3/1/2025.
  • High-resolution molecular recognition of ligands using solution X-ray scattering. Thomas Grant (Principal Investigator). National Institutes of Health. $1,333,637. 8/1/2019-7/1/2024.
  • Light-Induced Protein Quake of Visual Rhodopsin Investigated by Femtosecond Time-Resolved X-Ray Scattering. Thomas Grant (Co-Principal Investigator). National Science Foundation. $800,000. 8/1/2018-7/1/2024.
  • Exploring New Virulence Factors of the Oral Spirochete Treponema denticola. Michael Malkowski (Co-Principal Investigator). National Institutes of Health. 4/1/2019-3/1/2024.
  • Biology with X-ray free electron lasers. Thomas Grant (Co-Investigator). National Science Foundation. $44,563,810. 10/1/2013-9/1/2023.