The National Science Foundation Division of Integrative Organismal Systems awarded a $499,872 Project Grant to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) from August 15, 2021 to July 31, 2025. The grant supports research under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to develop Functional Genomic Tools for Parasitic Nematodes and Their Bacterial Symbionts. The Biological Sciences program aims to advance biological knowledge and understanding of major problems through basic research. This award will fund Caltech researchers to develop new techniques and tools to study the genomes and microbiomes of parasitic nematodes, which can inform control strategies for these pathogens. The research leverages genomic and molecular approaches to investigate the relationships between parasitic roundworms and their associated bacterial communities.
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