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 National Science Foundation Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded Rice University a $373,174 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) to conduct 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 advance biological knowledge and understanding of major problems to strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise....
Arizona State University was awarded a $749,998 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation on February 15, 2021 to conduct research titled "Collaborative Research: Telomerase Structure and Evolution in Photosynthetic Eukaryotes." The grant is being performed at Arizona State University's campus in Tempe, Arizona through January 31, 2025. The award is part of the NSF's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), which supports basic research to advance understanding of major...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) federal Project Grant award under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) is funding the University of Illinois to construct a new type of self-replicating synthetic cell system. The $448,355 award from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2027 supports the development of engineered synthetic cells that can grow, divide, and replicate their genetic information using nucleic acids as both structural and genetic components. The project aims to investigate the...
The National Science Foundation Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded $1,299,732 to the University of Texas at Austin under a Project Grant to support research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SYNTHETIC AND SYSTEMS BIOLOGY APPROACHES TO SEMI-SYNTHETIC CELLS WITH EXPANDED DNA ALPHABETS." The three-year award beginning August 15, 2021 falls under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to promote progress in the biological sciences and strengthen the Nation's...
Arizona State University was awarded a $1,112,373 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Environmental Biology on August 15, 2021 to complete work by July 31, 2025. The award is being used to study the Role of Non-Phototrophs in the Growth and Fitness of Biological Soil Crust under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). This program aims to promote progress in the biological sciences and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise by increasing knowledge and...
Arizona State University was awarded a $171,235 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Biological Infrastructure under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074). The grant will support the "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DIGITIZATION TCN: EXTENDING ANTHOPHILA RESEARCH THROUGH IMAGE AND TRAIT DIGITIZATION (BIG-BEE)" project being conducted from September 2021 through August 2024 in Tempe, Arizona. The project aims to advance biological sciences...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Materials Research awarded a $499,999 Project Grant to Arizona State University (ASU) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The three-year grant project aims to: 1) create 3D DNA crystal scaffolds to host and determine the structure of RNA aptamers; 2) attach and immobilize functional proteins like enzymes within the crystal lattices to develop catalytic materials; and 3) develop sub-100 nm DNA nano-crystals to...
The National Science Foundation awarded Arizona State University a $869,404 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) on September 1, 2021 for research titled "IMAGINE: Testing Multi-Level Controls on an Aridity Tolerance Phenotype Over Time Through Physio-Genomic Data Integration." The three-year award will support ASU's efforts to advance understanding of plant responses to drought conditions through integrated physiological and genomic data...
This $100,000 Project Grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), will fund research led by Dr. John Chaput at the University of California, Irvine to elucidate the mechanism of DNA synthesis using time-resolved X-ray crystallography. The goal is to capture detailed snapshot images of the catalytic steps involved in DNA replication, providing a comprehensive understanding of this fundamental biological process at the atomic level. This...