Project Grant 2128233

Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey was awarded a $394,580 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences to support research titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CHEMOTACTIC SIGNALING IN SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI SYMBIOTIC PLANT HOST INTERACTION." The grant is part of the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) and will fund research from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2025. The Biological Sciences program aims to promote progress in the biological sciences and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increasing knowledge and enhancing understanding of major problems facing the nation. Specifically, this award will support collaborative research examining chemotactic signaling involved in the symbiotic interaction between the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti and its plant host, to advance understanding of this important relationship.