This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $776,213 provides funding over five years from January 2023 through December 2027 for research and educational efforts focused on developing novel statistical methods to detect parallel evolution in microbiome metagenomic data. The grant is awarded under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to support basic biological research that strengthens the nation's scientific enterprise.
Specifically, the University of California, Los Angeles will utilize the funding to create new statistical approaches leveraging data from multiple individuals to more effectively identify adaptive single nucleotide variants, gene gain and loss events, and other adaptations that have spread across human microbiomes. These methods aim to uncover adaptive phenotypes not detectable using current single-sample approaches. Additionally, the grant supports educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students in interdisciplinary skills spanning biology, computer science, and statistics for evolutionary genomics research applied to microbiomes. Results will be made available online. The State of California receives the funding as parent organization to the awardee.
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