Rice University was awarded a $1,989,933 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Emerging Frontiers under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2026.
The grant will support research to elucidate the rules of cooperation and resiliency in microbial communities through stochastic graph grammars. This work aligns with the Biological Sciences program's goals of advancing the biological sciences and strengthening the nation's scientific enterprise by increasing knowledge and understanding of major problems. The five-year grant will allow Rice University researchers to investigate microbial community dynamics using computational modeling techniques, providing insights with broad relevance to biology, ecology and human health.
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