Associate Professor Diana Gil Pagés, an investigator in the Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health building at the University of Missouri, conducts research focused on harnessing the power of a person's immune system to identify and destroy cancer cells. She is one of 14 faculty members who received Research Council grants last month.
“I needed bridge funds to strengthen a future R01 grant application on the development of a novel anti-cancer immunotherapy in the shape of an antibody fragment that targets T cells to enhance their capacity to identify tumor cells and eliminate them,” Gil Pagés said.
Grammy winner Stefan Freund, professor of music composition and artistic director of the Mizzou New Music Initiative (MNMI), said his grant will cover the cost of recording music played by the Alarm Will Sound ensemble.
“The recording of ‘Instrumentation Variations’ will be the completion of a 10-year project to create an album of Alarm Will Sound recordings of my music,” Freund said. “This album will help disseminate my music through streaming services and will build the reputation of the Mizzou composition area and the MNMI.”
Faculty who applied for this year’s final round of grants in March will receive notification of awards in mid-May.
There will be more opportunities to apply for Research Grants during the 2026-27 academic year.
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Below are investigators with newly awarded Research Council grants.