This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences provides $255,134 to support research titled "Collaborative Research: Biocultural Context Linking the Gut Microbiome, Iron, and Reproduction." The award is made under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075), which aims to promote basic research in these fields.
Specifically, the grant will fund a longitudinal study from September 2022 through August 2026 to examine the relationships between Black women's experiences of racism, gut microbiome composition and function, iron status, and reproductive outcomes in the United States. The research team will follow women from early pregnancy to six months postpartum, collecting data on experiences of racism, stress, diet, iron biomarkers, microbiome analysis, and reproductive outcomes. They will assess whether the gut microbiome mediates the link between experiences of racism and iron status, and analyze factors affecting infant size, birth timing, and iron deficiency risk for mothers and infants. The University of South Florida is the recipient organization for the funding. Insights from this research could help address maternal racial health disparities.
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