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March 16, 2023
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RIT’s research division hosts PI Reception event March 21
RIT’s Principal Investigator Reception recognizes faculty and staff who have received external research funding, including the newest class of PI Millionaires, a group of faculty researchers that have surpassed $1 million in career funding at RIT.
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July 25, 2022
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University sponsored research funding exceeds $90 million for the first time
Increased awards for advancing biomedical technology and economic development initiatives have lifted RIT to another record year of sponsored research funding.
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March 28, 2022
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RIT scientist receives NIH grant to study viruses with potential to treat prostate cancer
The National Institutes of Health are funding RIT scientists to explore vesicular stomatitis virus’s (VSV) potential for treating prostate cancer. Associate Professor Maureen Ferran from the Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences secured a three-year, $451,718 Research Enhancement Award (R15) grant from the NIH to investigate prostate cancer cells’ susceptibility to the virus.
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July 21, 2021
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CAREER Awards advance promising research for future innovators and leaders
NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award winners are among an elite group of research faculty on campus and across the country. CAREER Awards are just one of several indicators of a university’s growing research initiatives, funding sources, and faculty innovation.
