The National Science Foundation awarded a $138,000 Project Grant to support research titled "What is the Predictability of Hybrid Genome Evolution Across Ecological Contexts?" from March 1, 2022 to February 29, 2024.
The grant was awarded under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to promote progress in the biological sciences. Funding will support the grantee's research at Pullman, Washington exploring how hybrid genomes evolve differently depending on ecological conditions. The grantee will conduct this research over a two-year period to increase scientific knowledge of major issues in the biological sciences, such as how hybridization impacts genome evolution and species diversity across variable environments.