Project Grant 2108511
- This $600,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program, supports Professor Helen Blackwell at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to investigate the chemical signals bacteria use to communicate and coordinate group behaviors. The research aims to better understand the structures and functions of these bacterial signaling molecules, known as autoinducing peptides, and to...
- The University of Wisconsin-Madison received a $200,000 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences on July 1, 2021 to complete work by June 30, 2024. The award falls under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in these fields and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increasing knowledge and enhancing understanding of major problems. Specifically, the funding will support...
- The University of Wisconsin-Madison received a $250,000 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences on August 1, 2021. The award is part of the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) and will support research on "Robust Persistence and Permanence in Biological Interaction Networks" through July 31, 2024. Under the award, UW-Madison researchers will investigate major problems confronting the nation by increasing...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The 3-year grant, effective September 1, 2023, supports a collaborative research project between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and members of the Department of Energy's Agile Biofoundry to investigate bacterial transporters and engineer them for superior properties in...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded a $629,896 Project Grant to the University of Wisconsin-Madison on February 15, 2021 with a completion date of January 31, 2026. The grant supports research under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to advance understanding of heterogeneous decision-making in individual microbes and populations through synthetic approaches. As the official program description indicates, the Biological Sciences...
- The University of Wisconsin-Madison received a $599,981 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences on September 1, 2021 to complete work by August 31, 2025. The grant supports the "Unraveling the Role of the Human Microbiome to Advance Precision Medicine" project under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA #47.049). This project aims to advance understanding of the human microbiome and its role in human health and disease...
- This three-year, $409,923 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports the development of genomic algorithms and statistical models to study natural gene transfer in transformable bacteria at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The university will collaborate with partners to generate genome-scale statistical algorithms and computational tools for analyzing molecular and biological drivers of gene transfer events during natural...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded a $949,997 Project Grant to the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074). The grant will fund research from July 2021 through June 2025 to advance understanding of plant endosomal sorting mechanisms and ESCRT function in plants. As the stated purpose of the Biological Sciences program is to promote progress in biology and strengthen the national...
- The University of Wisconsin System was awarded a $239,239 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biological Sciences Division (CFDA 47.074) effective August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2027. The grant funds research to assess the drivers of nitrogen-fixing symbiosis between plants and microbes across North America. Key activities include sampling the soil and root microbiomes, assaying leaf isotopes, and leveraging environmental data from the NSF-sponsored National Ecological...
- The University of Wisconsin-Madison received a $274,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences on June 15, 2021 to support research activities through May 31, 2024. The grant funds research under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), which aims to promote progress in the mathematical and physical sciences to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise. Specifically, the University will analyze existence and stability...
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will receive $500,000 from the National Science Foundation under a three-year Project Grant to study chemical and biological interception of cell-cell communication in gram-positive bacteria. The grant, awarded August 1, 2021 and set to conclude July 31, 2024, falls under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). Through this funding, University of Wisconsin researchers in the Department of Chemistry will investigate how gram-positive bacteria intercept and respond to chemical signals between individual bacterial cells, with the goal of increasing understanding of bacterial cell signaling and communication processes. The place of performance is the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus in Madison, Wisconsin.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $500.0k | 4/29/21 |