Project Grant 2131783
- The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska received a $649,999 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences on August 15, 2021 to support research titled "Nanoscale Structure and Dynamics of Nucleosome Arrays Assembled on DNA Templates with Physiologically Relevant Sequences." The award is part of the NSF's Biological Sciences program (CFDA #47.074), which aims to promote progress in the biological sciences and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (CFDA 47.074 – Biological Sciences program) awarded $1,032,070 to the University of Nebraska's Office of Sponsored Programs for a collaborative research project spanning June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2028. This Project Grant supports fundamental research investigating melanin production and excretion mechanisms in the polyextremotolerant fungus Exophiala viscosa and its symbiotic...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Nebraska received a $769,792 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded August 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2028. This research project investigates the mechanisms underlying pathogen effector secretion in host plant cells, with particular focus on fungal and oomycete pathogens such as Magnaporthe oryzae (rice...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), provides $300,000 to the University of Kansas Center for Research Inc. from February 1, 2023 to January 31, 2025. The award will support research investigating delivery and trafficking of DNA introduced to cells from environmental sources using the genetically tractable organism Caenorhabditis elegans. The project aims to gain new...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Nebraska received a $600,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The award supports research focused on identifying the genetic basis of developmentally regulated heat stress response in rice grain development. The research team will utilize advanced spatiotemporal imaging...
- This three-year, $992,280 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports research into "Synthetic P-Bodies: Coupling Gene Expression and Ribonucleoprotein Granules in Synthetic Cell Vesicles for Sensing and Response" being conducted by The University of New Mexico from August 2021 through July 2024. The University will design and test genetic circuits, optimize lyophilization protocols, and develop cell-free protein expression...
- This $332,924 National Science Foundation project grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) funds research at the University of Nebraska from August 2022 to July 2025 investigating convergent evolution of mitochondrial cytochrome c maturation systems in plant and algal species. The research will use molecular biology, genetics, plant growth assays, and computational analysis to study numerous pathway switches and assess the mechanisms and evolutionary importance when there is...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $192,052 to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska to investigate the cellular and biomechanical mechanisms of rapid stomatal dynamics in grasses. The project will utilize molecular genetics, cell biology, computer vision, mechanical testing, and computational modeling techniques to gain a better understanding of how...
- This Project Grant award of $968,613 from the National Science Foundation Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences supports research into developing a novel CRISPR synthetic biology tool for investigating and reprogramming alkaloid biosynthesis regulation in Catharanthus roseus. The award was made on March 1, 2021 to Northeastern University for work to be completed by December 31, 2024 under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). A sub-award of $100,000 was also provided to...
- The National Science Foundation awarded $665,786 under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from March 2023 through February 2027. The project aims to advance understanding of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) and their potential for epigenetic regulation through rational design and engineering of synthetic lncRNAs. Researchers will define the minimal features required for large-scale silencing mediated by lncRNAs, building...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074), provides $794,803 to the University of Nebraska from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025. The funding supports research into the "Mechanisms of Small RNA-Mediated Silencing in Chlamydomonas" being conducted by the University of Nebraska. As part of the Biological Sciences program's goal of increasing scientific knowledge of major biological problems, this research aims to advance understanding of how small RNAs regulate gene expression through RNA interference pathways in microalgae. The University of Nebraska, as awardee, will oversee delivery of the research products and outcomes with this funding over the three-year period of performance in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $794.8k | 12/22/21 |