This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Integrative Organismal Systems provides $1,869,487 to the University of Georgia Research Foundation from August 2021 through August 2023. The grant supports research under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to advance understanding of major problems in the biological sciences. Specifically, the funding enables research on the "Multiple origins of tuber formation: Evolution of a unique storage organ." A sub-award of $100,000 is also provided to Michigan State University to support its work on this project studying the evolution of tuber development in plants as a specialized storage organ. The grant aims to strengthen the nation's biological research capacity through advancing scientific knowledge in this area.
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