Funding Opportunities
Current grant opportunities and past grant recipients from the Tufts Institute for Global Obesity Research along with other selected opportunities for Tufts researchers.
Upcoming Opportunities
Internal
K12 Translational Science Career Development Award
Dates: March 31, 2023: Letters of intent due (optional but encouraged); June 1, 2023: K12 full applications due
Agency: Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute
External
Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR-21-038
Deadlines: Jan 26, 2021; May 26, 2021; Sep 28, 2021; Jan 26, 2022; May 26, 2022; Sep 27, 2022; Jan 26, 2023; May 26, 2023; Sep 26, 2023; expires Dec 29, 2023
Agency: NIH
Advancing Research on Mechanisms and Management of Pain for Diseases and Conditions within NIDDK Mission Areas
Expiration Date: May 05, 2023
Agency: NIH
Community Level Interventions to Improve Minority Health and Reduce Health Disparities
Expiration Date: August 10, 2023
Agency: NIH
Pilot Interventions to Integrate Social Care and Medical Care to Improve Health Equity
Expiration Date: October 20, 2023
Agency: NIH
Latest Recipients of TIGOR Funding
Principal Investigator (PhD Candidate): Salima F. Taylor, MS
Title: Discovery science approach to the study of food and nutrition determinants of obesity in Black adults living in the U.S.
Principal Investigator (PhD Candidate): Breanne C Wilhite, MPH
Title: Factors influencing the implementation of physical education (PE) policies and practices in Title 1 elementary schools in Massachusetts: A qualitative examination using the Theoretical Domains Framework
Past Recipients of TIGOR Funding
2022-2023
Principal Investigator: Dr. Adolfo Cuevas
Title: Assessing the Impact of Neighborhood and Interpersonal Discrimination on Obesity in Children
Principal Investigator: Dr. Elizabeth Yen
Title: Impact of Prenatal Opioid Exposure on Feeding Dysregulation and Early Risk of Metabolic Disease
Principal Investigator: Dr. Wenhui Feng
Title: Dollar Store Shopping, Obesity, and Dietary Quality
2021-2022
2020-2021
Identify Circulating Biomarkers of Microvascular Endothelial Function and Relate to Novel and Established Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Risk in Females and Males with Abdominal Obesity
Principal Investigators: Jennifer DuPont, Alice H. Lichtenstein, Nirupa R. Matthan
To Determine the Longitudinal Metabolomic Profile of Overweight and Obese Women Undergoing Lifestyle Interventions to Decrease Weight Before and During Pregnancy and Delivery
Principal Investigators: Patrick Catalano, Andrew Greenberg
2019-2020
Protective Effects of Honeybee Extract on High Fat Diet-Induced Diabetes: Role of Plant miRNAs and Transgenerational Potential
Principal Investigators: Larry A. Feig and Jose M. Ordovas
Companion Canines (Pet Dogs) as Potential Facilitators of Physical Activity and Nutrition Promotion for Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Principal Investigator: Sara Folta
Sociocultural Influences on Food Intake, Physical Activity and Obesity in Younger and Older U.S. Adults
Principal Investigator: Maria Carlota Dao
2018-2019
The Tufts Longitudinal Health Study (TLHS)
Principal Investigator: Daniel Hatfield
Effect of counselor characteristics on participant weight loss and adherence to a behavioral weight loss intervention
Principal Investigator: Maria Carlota Dao
