North Carolina State University will receive $560,000 from the National Science Foundation under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) for the project "IMAGINE: DISSECTING NEURONAL AND SYSTEMIC RESPONSES TO INTERACTING ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS" from August 15, 2021 through July 31, 2025. The university will conduct research to increase scientific knowledge and enhance understanding of major problems confronting the nation by investigating neuronal and systemic...
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received a five-year, $2,452,563 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to study species interactions and seasonal transmission of fungal diseases in plant populations. Through experimental testing under field conditions, the university aims to understand how pathogen transmission can be influenced by within-host interactions and varying environmental conditions. It will manipulate disease...
North Carolina State University received a $149,858 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation to support research activities under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) from February 1, 2022 through January 31, 2024. The award, titled "EAGER: HIGH-THROUGHPUT DISCOVERY OF MICROBIAL GENES CONFERRING IMPROVED ROOT COLONIZATION," will fund research to discover microbial genes that improve root colonization using high-throughput methods. The Biological...
This three-year National Science Foundation project grant of $197,354 will fund research into the effects of nectar microbes on pollination mutualisms. Led by North Carolina State University, the project aims to characterize nectar microbial communities across five wildflower species in the Rocky Mountains. Researchers will study how nectar microbes influence floral odor, nectar chemistry, and visitor behaviors. They will also assess impacts on plant reproduction components. By exploring...
The National Science Foundation Division of Emerging Frontiers awarded Cornell University a $433,388 project grant under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) for the period of January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2026. The grant will support collaborative research to better understand how plants structure pollinator-pathogen dynamics across molecular, cellular, organismal and community scales. Specifically, the funding will enable researchers to integrate data and insights...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Emerging Frontiers provides $509,154 to Villanova University under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2026. The grant supports collaborative research to better understand plant-pollinator-pathogen dynamics through an integrated analysis spanning molecular, cellular, organismal and community levels. By promoting progress in the biological sciences, this type of...
The National Science Foundation awarded a two-year, $138,000 Project Grant to study how arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi impacts pollination and plant fitness in anthropogenically disturbed environments. The grant, provided under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), will fund research from August 2021 to July 2023 exploring how the symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi is impacted by human disturbances and influences plant reproduction. The Biological Sciences program aims to...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $817,970 project grant to The University of North Carolina at Charlotte under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) for a three-year period from May 1, 2021 to April 30, 2024. The grant will support research studying the evolution of the antiviral pathway in a cnidarian model interacting with diverse viral communities. The Biological Sciences program aims to promote progress in the biological sciences and strengthen the nation's...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $138,000 Project Grant to support research under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2023. The grant funds postdoctoral research at Utah State University in Logan, Utah to study the evolution of extended floral phenotypes. The Biological Sciences program aims to advance the field and strengthen the national scientific enterprise through basic research on major problems. This award will further those goals by...
The National Science Foundation awarded a two-year, $138,000 Project Grant to support research titled "Effects of Individual Experience on Population Social Structure: Integrating Development, Gene Expression and Social Ecology." The grant was awarded under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to conduct research from March 2022 to February 2024 in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The goal of the Biological Sciences program is to promote advancement in the biological sciences and...