Recent Research Funding

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

  • Structure and assembly of membrane proteins at tight junctions. Alex Vecchio (Principal Investigator). NIH/NIGMS. $2,166,105. 9/1/2025-8/1/2030.
  • Revolutionizing Protein Structure Determination with Advanced SWAXS Analysis. Thomas Grant (Principal Investigator). NIH NIGMS. $2,181,805. 8/1/2025-7/1/2030.
  • 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.
  • New Mechanisms of the Pseudouridine Synthase Module in Mitoribosome Assembly. Monica Pillon (Principal Investigator). NIGMS. $2,000,000. 7/1/2022-6/1/2027.
  • Structure meets function for OATP1B1, a transporter involved in the uptake of endogenous and xenobiotic materials and drugs. Aviv Paz (Principal Investigator). National Institutes of Health. 4/1/2023-3/1/2027.
  • New techniques for detecting and handling nanocrystals for cutting edge structural biology methods. Sarah Bowman (Principal Investigator). NIH. $1,570,000. 9/1/2022-8/1/2026.
  • National HTX Center: Enabling Access to State-of-the-Art Crystallization Capabilities. Sarah Bowman (Principal Investigator). National Institutes of Health. $4,910,000. 7/1/2021-6/1/2026.
  • Structure/Function Relationship of Organic Anion Transporting Polypeptide 1B3. Aviv Paz (Principal Investigator). G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Charitable Foundation. 4/1/2022-5/1/2026.
  • Unlocking the drug-resistance mechanism of tuberculosis. Aviv Paz (Principal Investigator). UB LAUNCH. 8/1/2025-4/1/2026.
  • Research to obtain a new understanding of key proteins involved in rare diseases of the eye and CNS. Alex Vecchio (Principal Investigator). Louis Sklarow Memorial Trust. $30,000. 4/1/2024-12/1/2025.
  • Biology with X-ray free electron lasers. Thomas Grant (Co-Investigator). National Science Foundation. $44,563,810. 10/1/2013-9/1/2025.
  • SWAXSFold: A New AI Tool to Determine Protein Structures. Thomas Grant (Principal Investigator). $50,000. 6/1/2024-5/1/2025.
  • Structural Studies of Nonribosomal Peptide Synthesis (R35GM136235). Andrew Gulick (Principal Investigator). NIH/NIGMS. 4/1/2020-3/1/2025.