The University of New Mexico was awarded a $307,495 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology to support research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: UNDERSTANDING SPATIOTEMPORAL DYNAMICS OF PLANT-SOIL FEEDBACKS: CONSEQUENCES FOR SHRUB-GRASS INTERACTIONS IN A DRYLAND ECOTONE" under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). The four-year award beginning June 1, 2021 will fund research to increase scientific understanding of major problems...
The University of New Mexico was awarded a $414,071 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074). The grant will support collaborative research toward developing lifelike synthetic cells through engineered control of DNA replication from August 15, 2021 to July 31, 2024. The Biological Sciences program aims to promote advancement in the biological sciences and strengthen the...
The University of New Mexico was awarded a $970,175 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074). The grant will fund research from September 2021 through August 2024 to study the determinants of amphibian genomic diversity by integrating traits, phylogeny, and geography. As part of the Biological Sciences program's goal to strengthen the nation's biological research enterprise and...
This three-year, $992,280 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports research into "Synthetic P-Bodies: Coupling Gene Expression and Ribonucleoprotein Granules in Synthetic Cell Vesicles for Sensing and Response" being conducted by The University of New Mexico from August 2021 through July 2024. The University will design and test genetic circuits, optimize lyophilization protocols, and develop cell-free protein expression...
The University of New Mexico received a $687,031 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Integrative Organismal Systems. The award is part of the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) and will fund research into "The Third Domain of T Cells: The Biology of Gamma Mu T Cells in Non-Eutherian Mammals" from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2025. Through this funding, researchers at the University of New Mexico will investigate the biology of gamma mu T cells...
The University of New Mexico was awarded a three-year, $942,923 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074). The grant will fund collaborative research on the genomics of speciation and evolution of ecological traits in a geographic radiation of island kingfishers from June 2021 through May 2024. The Biological Sciences program supports basic research to increase scientific knowledge and...
The National Science Foundation awarded New Mexico State University a $475,685 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) to acquire a bio-atomic force microscope for life science and soft matter research and research training in New Mexico. The three-year award, made on October 1, 2021 with a completion date of September 30, 2024, will support the purchase of a bio-AFM that will be used to advance the university's research and training activities in areas...
The University of New Mexico was awarded a $1,415,347 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Integrative Organismal Systems. The grant was awarded under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) to support the project "CAREER: MECHANISMS REGULATING NEURAL IDENTITY, CONNECTIVITY AND FUNCTION- FROM STEM CELLS TO CIRCUITS" from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2026. The Biological Sciences program aims to promote advancement in the...
This Project Grant award of $630,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) was provided to the University of New Mexico (UNM) to develop an advanced optical microscopy system that combines MinFlux and modal imaging techniques. The goal is to dramatically improve the ability to study how proteins cluster and interact on the membranes of living cells, which has the potential to significantly advance the understanding of cell signaling and its...
The University of New Hampshire will receive $260,000 in funding from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology through the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2024. The funding will support collaborative research examining mineral-associated organic matter as an overlooked source and mediator of bioavailable nitrogen. The research aims to advance understanding of major problems confronting the nation in the...