The following departmental faculty were awarded new competitive and non-competitive research grants (of $100,000 +) during calendar year 2026.
Loreta Grecu, MD
Preoperative Fasting vs. Not Fasting in Mechanically Ventilated Patients who Receive Tube Feeding: A Pragmatic Comparative Safety Trial
Award Date: 4/8/2026
Funding Agency: Massachusetts General Hospital / PCORI
Grant Amount: $343,396
Michael Devinney, MD, PhD
The Relationship of Plasma p-tau217 with Alzheimer's Disease Neuropathology and Long-Term Cognitive Impairment in Older Surgical and Critically Ill Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Award Date: 4/7/2026
Award Type: Massachusetts General Hospital / PCORI
Funding Agency: ADACC Network
Grant Amount: $158,000
David B. MacLeod, MB BS, FRCA, Dip IMC
Edwards ClearSats-Motion
Award Date: 3/12/2026
Funding Agency: Edwards Lifesciences, LLC
David B. MacLeod, MB BS, FRCA, Dip IMC
Empatica_EmbracePlus
Award Date: 3/6/2026
Funding Agency: Empatica Inc.
David B. MacLeod, MB BS, FRCA, Dip IMC
Respiration from Pleth Validation
Award Date: 1/27/2026
Funding Agency: Philips Medizin-Systeme Boeblingen GmbH