← LeaderboardsInvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Trustees Of Tufts College
New York, MA
$172,027,203
Total funding
208
Grants
Funding over time
peak $22.5M · FY2008–25$25M$18.8M$12.5M$6.3M$0
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Funding mix
By agency
DOD$94,042,122 · 103
DOE$42,978,815 · 30
USDA$25,023,886 · 52
NASA$9,957,380 · 22
ACF$25,000 · 1
By mechanism
—$172,027,203 · 208
Investigators at Trustees Of Tufts College
InvestigatorsiAttributed = a PI's even-split share of each grant — a $1M grant with 2 PIs counts $500K each.
Exposure= the full size of every grant they're on ($1M each).
Rising Stars
First grant in the last 5 yrs
Not enough data
Emerging Leaders
6–10 yrs in
Not enough data
All-Time
Most funded here, all years
Not enough data
Largest grants
** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** AS THE WORLD POPULATION INCREASES TO 10 BILLION BY 2050, TOTAL FOOD AND MEAT PRODUCTION MUST RISE BY 70 AND 100%, RESPECTIVELY, TO SATISFY GLOBAL DEMAND. THE US FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEM FACES SEVERAL ISSUES IN MEETING THIS DEMAND DUE TO LIMITED AVAILABLE AGRICULTURAL WATER AND LAND AND INCREASED GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. INCREASING WATER SCARCITY IN MAJOR PRODUCTION REGIONS AND INCREASING VULNERABILITY TO DISRUPTIONS FROM NATURAL DISASTERS DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE ARE JUST SOME OF THE GROWING ISSUES THAT PROMPT THE NEED FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN MEAT PRODUCTION. ALSO, A CRITICAL CHALLENGE IN FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS IS FOOD LOSS ISSUES THAT PRESENT SIGNIFICANT SUSTAINABILITY AND SECURITY CHALLENGES, WITH 60 PERCENT OF MEAT BECOMING PROCESSING WASTE (1.4 BILLION TONS FOR LIVESTOCK; 800 MILLION TONS FOR SEAFOOD). NEW SOURCES OF SUSTAINABLE PROTEIN WOULD HELP ALLEVIATE THESE CONCERNS AND ARE THE FOCUS OF THE PRESENT PROPOSAL. CULTIVATED MEAT PRODUCTION IS EMERGING AS A FEASIBLE SOLUTION TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATE SOCIETAL PROBLEMS BY DEVELOPING NEW SUSTAINABLE AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS TO FEED A RAPIDLY GROWING GLOBAL POPULATION. THIS INDUSTRY WILL PROVIDE NUTRITIOUS AND SAFE FOODS WHILE REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND RESOURCE USAGE (78-96% FEWER GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, 99% LESS LAND USE, AND 82-96% LESS WATER USE). THIS PROJECT AIMS TO INNOVATE THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN FROM CELL TO FORK AND ENHANCE FOOD SUSTAINABILITY, NUTRITION, AND FOOD SECURITY BY DEVELOPING A CELL-BASED MEAT PLATFORM BASED ON THE INTEGRATION OF PHYSICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. CULTIVATED-MEAT PRODUCTION IS EMERGING AS AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF SUSTAINABLE PROTEIN TO HELP ADDRESS NUTRITION AND FOOD SAFETY FOR CONSUMER CHOICES. THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTIVATED-MEAT FACES MANY OBSTACLES ON AN INDUSTRIAL SCALE: (A) QUESTIONS RELATED TO CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE, PERCEPTIONS AND EXPECTATIONS; (B) TECHNICAL SOUND LIFE CYCLE AND TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSES; (C) LIMITED ACCESS TO LOW-COST MEDIA AND SUITABLE CELL LINES IMPACTING SCALABILITY; (B) LACK OF AVAILABLE SUSTAINABLE BIOMATERIALS TO ACHIEVE NUTRITIOUS, SAFE, AND ORGANOLEPTICALLY ACCURATE CULTIVATED-MEAT; (C) LACK OF SYSTEMATIC APPROACHES FOR TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROFESSIONALS. OUR CENTRAL HYPOTHESIS IS THAT A SUSTAINABLE, COST-EFFECTIVE, AND SCALABLE CULTIVATED-MEAT PLATFORM WILL INCREASE FOOD AVAILABILITY OPTIONS FOR CONSUMERS, WHILE DECREASING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. THIS PROPOSED WORK AIMS TO DEVELOP NEW ADOPTABLE TECHNO-ECONOMICALLY VIABLE CULTIVATED-MEAT SYSTEMS AND DEVELOP NEW EDUCATIONAL PLATFORMS FOR TRAINING FUTURE PROFESSIONALS THROUGH SPECIFIC AIMS: 1. EVALUATE CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE AND CONSUMER WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY FOR CULTIVATED MEATS, AS WELL AS FLAVOR PROFILES; 2. ANALYZE THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF CULTIVATED MEAT PRODUCTS IN THE US; 3. OUTREACH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROFESSIONALS FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; 4. DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE PLURIPOTENT STEM-CELL LINE PLATFORM; 5. DEVELOP ECONOMICALLY VIABLE SERUM-FREE MEDIA; 6. DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE BIOMATERIALS SCAFFOLDS, AND TISSUE ENGINEERING STRATEGIES, TO SUPPORT MEAT QUALITY; 7. OPTIMIZE THE PROCESSES AND BIOMATERIALS INTEGRATION TO ENHANCE NUTRITIONAL VALUE, QUALITY, AND SAFETY.$10,000,000
· FY2021 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture
JOINT EFFORT FOR APPLIED BRAIN AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES (ABCS)$7,652,468
· FY2016 · Department of the Army
HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS RESEARCH$6,878,200
· FY2008 · Department of Energy
ACT-NOW: AUTONOMOUS COGNITIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR NOVELTY IN OPEN WORLDS$6,737,632
· FY2020 · Department of the Army
DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR EARLY DETECTION AND STATIFICATION OF BREAST CANCER$6,600,184
· FY2011 · Department of the Army
HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY$6,291,000
· FY2018 · Department of Energy
BIODEGRADABLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM$6,167,695
· FY2008 · Department of the Army
TAS::89 0222::TAS; A SINGLE-MOLECULE APPROACH FOR UNDERSTANDING AND UTILIZING SURFACE AND SUBSURFACE ABSORPTION TO CONTROL CHEMICAL REACTIVITY AND S$4,048,983
· FY2010 · Department of Energy
THIS GRANT IS A CONTINUATION OF N00014X14X1X0144 MORAL COMPETENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL ARCHITECTURES FOR ROBOTS: FOUNDATIONS, IMPLEMENTATIONS, AND DEMONS$3,915,258
· FY2016 · Department of the Navy
NEW MURI GRANT$3,750,000
· FY2023 · Department of the Army
HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY$3,289,000
· FY2012 · Department of Energy
NANOSTRUCTURED, METAL-ION MODIFIED CERIA AND ZIRCONIA OXIDATION CATALYSTS$3,223,959
· FY2009 · Department of Energy
INTERVENTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE WEIGHT LOSS IN MILITARY FAMILIES$3,001,102
· FY2014 · Department of the Army
NANOSTRUCTURED, METAL ION MODIFIED CERIA AND ZIERCONIA OXIDATION CATALYSTS$2,684,000
· FY2008 · Department of Energy
MORAL COMPETENCE IN COMPUTATIONAL ARCHITECTURES FOR ROBOTS: FOUNDATIONS, IMPLEMENTATIONS, AND DEMONSTRATIONS$2,036,101
· FY2014 · Department of Defense
THE DEVELOPMENT OF CARDIAC EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX - SILK FIBROIN-BASED ENGINEERED CARDIAC TISSUE REPAIR OF CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS IN PEDIATRIC PATIEN$1,840,336
· FY2016 · Department of the Army
ULTRANANO, SINGLE-ATOM CATALYSTS APPLIED TO ENERGY-RELATED CHALLENGES$1,639,714
· FY2019 · Department of Energy
EFFECTIVE NOVELTY-BASED HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTIONS IN OPEN-WORLD OUTDOOR ISR DOMAINS$1,582,960
· FY2024 · Department of the Navy
DYNAMIC CAMOUFLAGE MATERIALS BASED ON SILK-REFLECTION CHIMERAS$1,562,495
· FY2009 · Department of the Air Force
DEVELOPMENT OF A SMALL MOLECULE DRUG TARGETING GALECTIN-3 TO PREVENT NEOVASCULARIZATION AND FIBROSIS OF OCULAR TISSUES$1,499,891
· FY2016 · Department of the Army