The National Science Foundation awarded a $413,329 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program to the University of Colorado Boulder to support research integrating immune system and microbiome function during amphibian development from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The award will fund research examining how the immune system and microbiome interact and influence each other during amphibian growth and maturation. A subaward of $50,000 will support related work conducted by University of Texas at Austin researchers, including experimental design guidance, manuscript co-authoring, and conference collaboration to advance integrative studies in this field. The funding will allow grantees to build immunology and immunogenetics databases, host remote lab meetings, provide methodological expertise, and organize outreach efforts to promote diversity and inclusion in ecology and evolutionary biology.
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