Project Grant 2310360
- The National Science Foundation Division of Information and Intelligent Systems awarded a $143,624 Project Grant to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070). The award will support a collaborative research project between multidisciplinary investigators to leverage advances in neuroscience data and develop brain-inspired artificial intelligence. Specifically, the researchers will analyze...
- This $299,396 National Science Foundation project grant supports research into the role of lipids in modulating synaptic plasticity of ion channels. Funded under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), the two-year award to the University of Tennessee will elucidate the microscopic mechanisms involved in ion transport across membrane-associated protein channels. Researchers will focus on dynamic and structural features of biological membranes and leverage non-invasive scattering...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under its Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the Georgia TECH Research Corporation for the "TOOLS4CELLS: EAGER: A MOLECULAR PURSUIT FOR THE ENGRAM: MICROFLUIDIC TEMPORAL TRANSCRIPTOMICS FOR SINGLE CELL LEARNING" project. This 2-year effort aims to develop innovative microfluidic tools and workflows to investigate the role of non-coding RNA in learning and memory storage in single-celled organisms. Key...
- This CAREER award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) funds the development of an artificial nervous system enabling in-body communication between wearable and implantable bioelectronic devices. Awarded to Georgia TECH Research Corp on June 15, 2025, with $499,896 obligated through May 31, 2030, the project addresses critical limitations in existing therapeutic systems by creating optimized emitter and receiver networks that facilitate real-time...
- This $375,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports the development of redox-based bioelectronics through the Semisynbio-III award to the University of Maryland, College Park. The three-year project will advance four technological areas to create communicating microbial cells and decision-making cells that can be instructed by electric inputs to perform logic operations by writing to genomes or adjusting consortium populations....
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) provides $500,000 in funding from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027 to develop a new computational framework for predicting neuron growth and transport regulation in biological neural circuits (BNCs). The project aims to advance knowledge of the fundamental mechanisms of neural growth, material transport regulation, and circuit dynamics through three specific objectives: (1)...
- The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Chemistry of Life Processes Program awarded a Project Grant of $698,869 to the University of Michigan to develop new molecular tools to study brain signaling-specific neuronal populations. The goal is to create a new class of reporters that can quickly label neurons activated during specific behaviors, enabling further study of the neural circuits underlying cognitive functions and behaviors. This 5-year project will utilize directed evolution and rational...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support the development of a novel method for modifying cellular signaling pathways using implanted electronic devices. The $10,000.00 award to the Regents of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) aims to create a new tool for studying complex cellular behaviors by interfacing electronic circuits with molecular networks within cells. The 2-year project, running from March...
- This $400,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports computational analysis of synaptic nanodomains at The Salk Institute For Biological Studies from October 2022 through September 2025. Funded through the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), the award aims to build imaging, analytical, and computational tools to investigate the structure of nascent and active zones within synapses. Specifically, the project will create computational tools to automatically delineate nascent...
- This $150,000 two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research at Georgia Tech Research Corporation to develop novel stimuli-responsive mesoscale polymer materials inspired by worm blobs. The researchers will conduct biophysical experiments and mathematical modeling on California blackworms to understand how individual filaments and twisted filament pairs interact collectively to allow the worms to dynamically transform their blob...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems provides $372,722 to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGA Research Foundation) to develop networks of lipid-coated droplets as model neurons capable of adapting their properties in response to the signals they transmit. The goal is to explore controlling the exchanges across the model synapses using emergent mechanics in networks of interconnected synthetic cells. This research aims to provide a foundation for dynamic synthetic tissues capable of chemical computation and able to interface with both conventional electronics and biochemical signals. The 3-year project will also provide interdisciplinary training for future scientists and enhance the STEM workforce by recruiting and training undergraduate and high school students. This award supports NSF's mission to foster innovation, creativity, and excellence in engineering research and education.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $372.7k | 7/24/23 |