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Research Grant, Texas A&M University
Welchx Grantees Ognjen Miljanić and Indrajit Srivastava Are Combining Their Very Diverse Research Expertise To Create a New Category of Imaging Tools
In their individual work, Dr. Miljanić, Moores Professor of Chemistry at University of Houston, is leveraging supramolecular and synthetic chemistry to design unique, self-assembled molecular “cages.” Dr. Srivastava, an assistant professor at Texas Tech University, is an expert in bioimaging and nanoengineering who specializes in the development of novel polymer-based imaging probes.
Welch Foundation Awards More Than $31 Million to Support Texas Researchers
Research grants, equipment grants, and postdoctoral fellowships make up 2026 funding
2026 Welch Award in Chemistry Recipient Robert S. Langer
The Welch Foundation has awarded the 2026 Robert A. Welch Award in Chemistry to Robert S. Langer.
Dr. Langer, David H. Koch Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is honored for pioneering discoveries at the intersection of chemistry and medicine that led to understanding how to control the release of therapeutic macromolecules through materials and how to create new tissues and organs.
Welch Catalyst Grant Supports Jeffrey Rimer and Co-Investigators' Mission to Improve Scientific Understanding of How Crystals Form
With the Catalyst grant, the Welch Center for Advanced Bioactive Materials Crystallization was born. The Center is focusing primarily on “nonclassical” pathways of nucleation and crystal growth, complex processes that depart from traditional crystallization models and remain poorly understood. Understanding these nonclassical systems has emerged in the crystallization community as the next frontier.
Welch Catalyst Grant Supports Damian Young and His Co-Investigators' Development of DNA-Encoded Chemical Libraries (DELs) That Allow Researchers To Screen Billions of Compounds Together in a Single Test Tube
Damian Young, Director of the Center for Drug Discovery and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology and Pathology & Immunology, and his co-investigators Martin M. Matzuk, Zhi Tan, and Mingxing Teng at Baylor College of Medicine
The Welch Foundation Welcomes Stacey F. Bent to the Scientific Advisory Board
Welch Departmental Grant Will Open Pathways For Students at Sul Ross State University
At Sul Ross State University (SRSU), Associate Professor Hong Young Chang is building a research-driven learning environment. Supported by The Welch Foundation, he is providing students with hands-on experience in advanced chemistry, which will open pathways to graduate school, professional careers, and scientific discovery.
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