伊利诺伊州芝加哥北园大学获该校首笔NIH拨款650,108美元：四年期研究淋巴瘤细胞向脑扩散机制，项目2026年9月24日至2030年8月31日
伊利诺伊州芝加哥市消息—北园大学（North Park University）11月2日宣布，该校于 9 月 17 日获美国国立卫生研究院（NIH）首笔拨款：生物学助理教授特雷西·奥康纳（Tracy O'Connor）博士获国家癌症研究所（NCI）「研究卓越支持」（SuRE）奖 650,108 美元，奖项编号 R16。该校为 2026 财年获 NIH 拨款的伊利诺伊州 20 所大学之一。
据该校发布，这项四年期项目名为「淋巴瘤细胞向脑播散的机制」，将研究淋巴瘤细胞如何利用趋化因子网络与信号通路进入大脑，并认识大脑保护自身免受淋巴瘤细胞侵入的策略；研究结果可为防止淋巴瘤扩散至神经系统的治疗提供依据。项目于 2026 年 9 月 24 日开始，至 2030 年 8 月 31 日结束，拨款编号 R16CA315399。NIH 的 SuRE 计划支持历史上获 NIH 研究经费较少的高等教育机构提升研究能力，本笔经费同时为学生提供动手研究经验。
奥康纳表示，这笔拨款将显著扩大该校生物医学科学的定向研究与暑期研究机会。教务长兼学生成功副校长弗朗西斯科·X·盖坦（Francisco X. Gaytán）博士表示，NIH 拨款有助于鼓励学生与教师协作、强化该校的学习共同体。
North Park University in Chicago, Illinois Receives Its First-Ever NIH Grant of $650,108: A Four-Year Study of How Lymphoma Cells Spread to the Brain, Running S
CHICAGO, Illinois — North Park University announced on November 2 that on September 17 it was awarded its first-ever grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Tracy O'Connor, assistant professor of biology, received a $650,108 Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) award (R16) from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The university was one of 20 universities in Illinois to receive an NIH grant for the 2026 fiscal year.
According to the university, the four-year project, "Mechanisms of Lymphoma Cell Dissemination to the Brain," will examine how lymphoma cells use chemokine networks and signaling pathways to access the brain, and aims to understand the strategies the brain employs to protect itself from lymphoma cells; the findings could inform treatments that prevent lymphoma from spreading to the nervous system. The project began on September 24, 2026 and runs through August 31, 2030, under award number R16CA315399. The NIH SuRE programme supports research capacity at higher education institutions that have historically received limited NIH funding, and the funds will also provide students with hands-on research experience.
O'Connor said the award will significantly expand opportunities for directed and summer research in the biomedical sciences at North Park. Provost and Vice President for Student Success Dr. Francisco X. Gaytán said an NIH grant provides an opportunity to encourage student collaboration with faculty and strengthen the university's community of learning.
来源链接：北园大学首笔 NIH 拨款公布（globenewswire.com）： https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/11/02/3393644/0/en/north-park-university-receives-its-first-ever-national-institutes-of-health-grant-to-study-lymphoma-spread-to-the-brain.html
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