Medical and Scientific Research Grants FY 2020

Organization Location State Grant Description Amount Paid
Central College Pella IA Purchase a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer.

145,000

Iowa State University Ames IA To study a specific bacterial enzyme complex for developing a new class of antimicrobial agents.

125,000

Iowa State University Ames IA To study liver involvement in the life cycle of the malaria parasite.

131,396

Iowa State University Ames IA Purchase an electron microscope in support of the next phase of the structural biology initiative.

1,110,000

Iowa State University Ames IA To study the role of vitamin A in innate immune response to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

94,834

Iowa State University Ames IA Support the acquisition of light-sheet microscopy technology.

492,088

University of Illinois Urbana IL Purchase an advanced, combined spectrometer and microscopy device.

399,995

University of Iowa Iowa City IA Provide major program and endowment support in neuroscience.

3,100,000

University of Iowa Iowa City IA To support a major initiative in respiratory and pulmonary biomedical engineering.

1,500,000

University of Iowa Iowa City IA Create an operational endowment for a gene therapy laboratory in the Institute for Vision Research.

2,500,000

University of Iowa Iowa City IA Extend a study on cardiovascular health.

390,558

University of Iowa Iowa City IA Acquire equipment for a genomics research center.

275,177

12 TOTAL

$10,264,048