CBC funded Awards
The CBC seeks to stimulate collaboration among scientists at Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, and the University of Illinois at Chicago that will transform research at the frontiers of biomedicine. CBC funding opportunities have enabled our three member institutions to create a novel and innovative collaborative effort, linking researchers, resources, and facilities to enable fundamental breakthroughs in scientific understanding. Catalyst, Spark and Lever RFAs welcome broad participation among scientists at our three member institutions. To learn more about previous awards, please visit the links below.
2011 Fall Round
» Design and Delivery of TAT Fusion Proteins for CPR
» Capturing Kinetically Labile Protein Assemblies on DNA
» Oxygen Sensing in Endothelial Progenitor Cells
» A Molecular Chart Recorder
2011 Spring Round
» Identify Cell Cycle-Regulatory Substrates Ubiquitinated by the Apoptosis Inhibitor BRUCE
» An approach to identify drug targets that select against antibiotic resistance
2010 Fall Round
» Uncovering Early Genetic Aberrations in Myelodysplastic Syndromes
» The Molecular Basis of Genomic Instability: A Genome Wide Approach
2010 Spring Round
» In situ Imaging of Lipid Signaling Networks
» Critical Components in Regulated Secretion
» Phosphoproteomic analysis of NADPH oxidase activation
2009 Fall Round
» High throughput signaling pathway analysis during cellular organization into structures
» A Systems Biology Understanding of Estrogen Receptor Action
» Cell Cycle Regulatory Networks: An Integrative Approach
2009 Spring Round
» Genetically Encoded Control of Protein Function with Light
» New Molecular Tools to Study Cancer Metabolic Reprogramming
» Virulence and Latency Regulation in M. tuberculosis
2008 Fall Round
» Proteolysis-inducing Peptides as Tools for Chemical Genetics
» Investigating the in vivo Interactomes of BACE1 and APP
2008 Spring Round
» Testing the ‘Occlusis’ Model of Cell Fate Restriction
2007 Fall Round
» Gene Regulatory Networks Directing Hematopoietic Cellular Fates
» Multiplexed Imaging of Transient Molecular Complex Dynamics in vivo
» Proteomic Analysis of Mitochondrial and Sarcomeric Proteins in Cardiomyopathy
» Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Cellular Protein Networks on Membranes
2007 Spring Round
» Gene Regulation by Natural Antisense RNAs in Yeast
» Chicago Consortium in Diabetes and Obesity Genetics
2006 Fall Round
» Systems Analysis of Chromosome Dynamics in Single Bacteria
2006 Spring Round
» Advanced System for Comparative Analysis of Metabolism
» Epigenetics of RNA: a systems approach
» Viral Vector Translational Resource Center
» Functions and Evolution of micro-RNAs
Spark Award Program ran from 2008 until August 2011. The Program focused on mid-sized collaborative projects of exceptional creativity. Past CBC Spark Awards are listed below:
August 2011
Leptin peptide in diabetes: from mechanism to therapeutics
September 2009
Delivery of synthetic antibodies to probe cell dynamics in live cells
June 2009
Support for An Innovative CryoSTEM for Element Specific Imaging of Cells and Tissue
March 2009
The Role of Natural Variation and Proteostasis in Complex Disease Traits
January 2009
Noncoding RNA Structure, Function, and Evolution
January 2009
Metabolic MR Imaging for Studies of Human Brain Disease
November 2008
The Chicago Laminome Project
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October 2010
Nanomaterials for Cancer Diagnostics and Therapeutics
January 2009
Chicago Tri-Institutional Center of Excellence in Chemical Methodologies & Library Development
July 2008
Chicago Center for Systems Biology
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