Medical and Scientific Research Grants FY 2020

OrganizationLocationStateGrant DescriptionAmount Paid
Central CollegePellaIAPurchase a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer.

145,000

Iowa State UniversityAmesIATo study a specific bacterial enzyme complex for developing a new class of antimicrobial agents.

125,000

Iowa State UniversityAmesIATo study liver involvement in the life cycle of the malaria parasite.

131,396

Iowa State UniversityAmesIAPurchase an electron microscope in support of the next phase of the structural biology initiative.

1,110,000

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

94,834

Iowa State UniversityAmesIASupport the acquisition of light-sheet microscopy technology.

492,088

University of IllinoisUrbanaILPurchase an advanced, combined spectrometer and microscopy device.

399,995

University of IowaIowa CityIAProvide major program and endowment support in neuroscience.

3,100,000

University of IowaIowa CityIATo support a major initiative in respiratory and pulmonary biomedical engineering.

1,500,000

University of IowaIowa CityIACreate an operational endowment for a gene therapy laboratory in the Institute for Vision Research.

2,500,000

University of IowaIowa CityIAExtend a study on cardiovascular health.

390,558

University of IowaIowa CityIAAcquire equipment for a genomics research center.

275,177

12TOTAL

$10,264,048