This $1,024,660 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports the acquisition of an Integrated Atomic Force/Confocal Optical Microscope (AFMC) system at Boise State University. The AFMC instrument will enable real-time, high-resolution functional imaging and characterization of biomolecules, cells, and tissues for bioengineering and materials science research. The system's specialized capabilities will substantially enhance...
This $199,998 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Biological Infrastructure, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), will fund Montana Technological University to acquire, maintain, and operate an Hitachi HT7800 electron microscope. The microscope will advance interdisciplinary research, education, and outreach in biology, chemistry, geochemistry, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, and geology. It will strengthen PhD programs in materials...
This federal Project Grant award of $551,957 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides funding to the University of Scranton to acquire an Olympus Fluoview FV4000 inverted confocal microscope system. This microscope will be integrated into the university's upper-level biology courses and made accessible to faculty at other local universities to enhance research and training capabilities in multiple biological fields, including cellular...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $365,567 Project Grant to the University of Delaware under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074). The funding will support the acquisition of a Sartorius Biolayer Interferometer Octet RH16 instrument for label-free detection of biomolecular interactions. The instrument will be used broadly in research and undergraduate training programs across multiple campuses, including the University of Delaware and surrounding Primarily...
This $573,147 National Science Foundation Project Grant through the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will fund the acquisition of a Zeiss LSM 900 confocal microscope with Airyscan for Queens College of the City University of New York's Core Facility for Imaging, Cell, and Molecular Biology. The microscope will enhance multidisciplinary research and training at the minority-serving institution by enabling new microscopy courses and outreach activities promoting STEM access for...
This $292,500 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will fund the acquisition of a field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) at Ball State University. The FE-SEM will advance nanoscience research and training across multiple STEM departments at Ball State, enabling faculty and students to conduct cutting-edge, interdisciplinary projects in areas such as photocatalysis, energy conversion, and biomedical nanomaterials....
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded Brandeis University a 3-year, $1,767,282 Project Grant to acquire a Thermo-Fisher Tundra cryo-electron microscope. This advanced microscope will enable visualization and analysis of complex biological structures at the macromolecular level, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration across fields from materials science to cell biology. The microscope will be available to researchers at Brandeis and in the local region,...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $283,481 Project Grant to Truman State University to acquire a fluorescent confocal microscope. This essential equipment will enable cutting-edge cell and developmental biology research and training for hundreds of undergraduate students in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, health and exercise science, and nursing. The grant aims to broaden participation and build capacity in STEM through this...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $466,187 to the University of Portland (UP) to acquire a spinning-disk confocal microscope. The microscope will enable enhanced cell and molecular biology research and undergraduate teaching and training at UP and Lewis & Clark College. The award supports research programs investigating biological mechanisms such as developmental asymmetry, cardiac development, and the...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $499,553 Project Grant to Grinnell College under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to acquire a laser scanning confocal microscope. The microscope will support research and teaching activities in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, and physics at Grinnell College from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Specifically, the microscope will be used to study synaptic plasticity, detect microtubule formation below the diffraction limit of...