Tufts University

Tufts University is a comprehensive private research university with campuses in Medford/Somerville, Boston, and Grafton. Its Boston health sciences campus connects faculty with clinicians through hospital affiliations, while the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute provides resources that support the full spectrum of clinical research and multi-site trials. The co-location of the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging offers a federal–university platform for large-scale, population-relevant studies and collaboration. Research is supported by competitive federal funding, including NIH and USDA, among other sources. A centralized technology commercialization office manages IP, licensing, startup support, and industry-sponsored research agreements.