This $397,827 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program establishes the Mississippi Nano-Bio and Immunoengineering Consortium (NIEC). Led by the University of Southern Mississippi, NIEC is a collaborative research network of seven Mississippi institutions that aims to enhance biomaterials research, education, and workforce development in the state. The key activities under this grant include: 1) synthesizing and characterizing novel...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities (IA) program (CFDA 47.083), establishes the Mississippi Nano-Bio and Immunoengineering Consortium (NIEC) to enhance biomaterials research, education, and workforce development in Mississippi. The $153,716 award, effective August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2028, supports a collaborative project between seven institutions: Alcorn State University, Jackson State University, Mississippi State...
This Project Grant award of $1,420,222 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports the establishment of the Mississippi Nano-Bio and Immunoengineering Consortium (NIEC). The NIEC is a collaborative research network between seven institutions in Mississippi, including Alcorn State University, Jackson State University, Mississippi State University, Tougaloo College, the University of Mississippi, the University of Mississippi Medical Center,...
This $137,791 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities (IA) program establishes the Mississippi Nano-Bio and Immunoengineering Consortium (NIEC). The NIEC is a collaborative project between seven institutions in Mississippi aimed at enhancing biomaterials research, education, and workforce development in the state. The key products and services to be delivered through this funding include: 1) Synthesizing and characterizing novel...
This NSF Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation, provides $1,061,022 to Mississippi State University to establish the Mississippi Nano-Bio and Immunoengineering Consortium (NIEC). The NIEC consortium, comprising seven Mississippi-based institutions, aims to enhance biomaterials research, education, and workforce development in the state. The key objectives of this 4-year project are to: (1) synthesize and characterize novel biomaterials for...
This $100,000 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will support planning efforts led by Mississippi State University to establish a statewide research consortium to improve Mississippi's research infrastructure for autonomous agricultural machines. The planning activities include cataloging existing infrastructure, developing the consortium, and convening jurisdiction-wide meetings to facilitate long-term project...
This $254,370 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (IA) program supports the establishment of the Mississippi Nano-Bio and Immunoengineering Consortium (NIEC). Led by Tougaloo College, this collaborative effort between seven Mississippi institutions aims to enhance biomaterials research, education, and workforce development in the state. The consortium will focus on three key research areas: (1) developing biomimetic materials to...
The National Science Foundation Division of Engineering Education and Centers awarded a $232,485 Project Grant to the University of Mississippi under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The grant will establish a three-year Nanoengineering Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates program, immersing ten students annually in interdisciplinary nanotechnology research across three focus areas: nanobiotechnology, sustainable nanoengineering, and computational nanoengineering. The...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program provides $960,830 to Jackson State University (JSU) from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2028. The grant establishes the Mississippi Nano-Bio and Immunoengineering Consortium (NIEC), a collaborative research network among seven institutions in Mississippi focused on developing novel biomaterials, evaluating their interactions with biological systems, and assessing their effectiveness in...
This $394,704 National Science Foundation Integrative Activities Project Grant supports the design and characterization of biofilm-inspired amyloid biomaterials at The University of Southern Mississippi from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025. The grant aims to establish relationships between protein sequence, structure, processing, and material properties through a series of de novo peptides designed to mimic curli amyloid sequences. Researchers will synthesize peptides and characterize their...