Project Grant 2313322
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $429,656.00 to Cornell University to conduct research using synthetic biology methods to engineer microorganisms to produce valuable plant natural products. The key objectives are to reconstitute plant biosynthetic machinery in yeast in order to better understand and harness plant enzyme complexes for natural product synthesis. This research aims to develop a more resilient...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) Project Grant award provides $497,039 to Valdosta State University to investigate the biochemical mechanisms by which reactive oxygen species activate the GCN2 protein kinase and its role in regulating protein synthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana as a model plant system. The research aims to enhance understanding of plant stress responses and translational control mechanisms, which could contribute to developing...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) awarded a $464,968 project grant to the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research Inc. This 3-year REU site grant, effective April 15, 2024, will support the training of 30 undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds in plant genome research at the Boyce Thompson Institute on the Cornell University campus. The students will develop interdisciplinary skills in data analysis, bioinformatics, experimental...
- This federal Project Grant award of $448,286.00 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports research at Williams College to understand how plants produce, recognize, and interact with anthranilates - a group of under-investigated secondary metabolites that have been shown to deter herbivores and decrease microbial infections in plants. The research aims to advance the understanding of plant defense mechanisms against herbivores and pathogens,...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports research at Michigan State University to investigate the metabolic pathways that plants use to produce diverse aromatic compounds from carbon fixed during photosynthesis. The $823,311 award, effective June 1, 2024 through May 31, 2027, aims to quantify carbon fluxes through the Calvin-Benson cycle and parallel shikimate and non-shikimate biosynthetic pathways that lead to aromatic...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary New York University received a $350,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2027. The award funds development of an innovative microfluidic platform called "Crowd-on-Chip" designed to miniaturize plant cell biology research. The primary deliverable is an enhanced prototype microfluidic...
- This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), provides $2,999,552 to the University of Nevada, Reno to quantify the phytochemical landscape of indigenous communities through knowledge integration, interaction diversity genomics, and network dynamics from 2022-2026. Key products include the development of an accessible website compiling edited video interviews with Kichwa and Waorani elders on plant-animal networks and interspecies...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded a $850,000 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to investigate the cellular and biomechanical mechanisms underlying rapid stomatal dynamics in grasses. This research aims to enhance understanding of how the microscopic pores called stomata, which regulate photosynthesis and water transport in crops, rapidly open and close in...
- This Project Grant award of $1,100,000 from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program will support research at the University of California, Davis to study the genetic and chemical processes behind the diversity of specialized metabolites in plants. The project will investigate the key biosynthetic genes and modifications that create a range of glucosinolate compounds in the Brassicales plant family, which contribute to the flavors, aromas, and health benefits...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $818,368 supports research into the extraordinary connections between flavonol and benzoate metabolism at the University of Florida from May 2022 through April 2025. The goal is to elucidate how plants and some bacteria degrade flavonols and use the breakdown products to make crucial molecules like antioxidants, antimicrobial compounds, and precursors for photosynthesis, respiration, vitamin biosynthesis, and biopolymer assembly. The research...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (SUNY) to study how natural product biosynthesis interconnects with the global metabolic network, using cardiac glycoside biosynthesis in the foxglove plant as an example. The project aims to elucidate the metabolic pathways underlying cardiac glycoside production, with broader implications for developing stress-resistant crops and advancing the biomanufacturing of natural products for human health applications. The project will also engage the public, especially underrepresented women in STEM, through hands-on workshops and recruit undergraduate and graduate students to participate in the research. The award reflects NSF's mission and was deemed worthy of support based on intellectual merit and broader impacts criteria.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $400.0k | 7/27/23 |