Project Grant 2314465
- This Project Grant award of $555,000 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Chemistry, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049), supports research by Professor James Allen and Dr. Joann Williams of Arizona State University to study how proteins control proton-coupled electron transfer reactions. The researchers aim to create reversible, long-lived electron and proton transfer processes that mimic biological systems. By manipulating bacterial reaction...
- 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....
- The University of New Mexico will receive $651,450 in funding from the National Science Foundation under a three-year Project Grant award to conduct research on conformations and dynamics of modular redox enzymes via site-specific 2D infrared spectroscopy. The NSF Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) aims to promote progress in the biological sciences and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increasing scientific knowledge and understanding of major problems confronting the...
- This $590,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) will support a study by Professors Oliver Monti of the University of Arizona and Yonatan Dubi of Ben Gurion University on the emergence of spin polarization at chiral interfaces. The researchers will utilize sophisticated electron spectroscopies and scattering theory to characterize the transmission of electrons passing through layers of chiral molecules, with the goal...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded Furman University a $594,094 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024. The grant will support research aiming to understand the roles of magnetoreception in avian navigation and develop methodology to measure magnetic field effects on chemical reactions occurring in photoreceptor molecules, with the goal of providing evidence that avian...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Arizona State University received a $847,599 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (CFDA 47.074) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028, to conduct collaborative research on the structural and functional mechanisms of bacterial gliding motility. The project will investigate how soil bacteria utilize specialized molecular machinery—specifically rotating motors that drive a protein-based...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $599,999 project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and the University of Pittsburgh. The 3-year collaborative project aims to investigate the detailed mechanisms and origins of selectivity in recently developed enzymatic reactions with unnatural electron transfer pathways. The research team, led by Professors Yang and Liu, will integrate computational tools...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Arizona State University received a $363,365 Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859), effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031. The award supports a five-year research initiative focused on advancing spin-based quantum sensors for single-cell biological analysis. The research addresses critical limitations in quantum sensor...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded a $590,000 Project Grant to the University of California Irvine (UC Irvine) on August 15, 2023 under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). The goal of this 3-year research project is to develop novel strategies for real-time metabolite sensing and metabolite-induced enzyme localization that can contribute to fundamental cellular knowledge and improve the efficiency of synthetic biology...
- Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded the University of New Mexico a Project Grant of $600,620 (award date June 1, 2026; completion May 31, 2031) under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to advance understanding of protein-RNA binding dynamics. The research leverages advanced spectroscopy and computational modeling to map the conformational complexity and dynamic nature of nucleic acid recognition and binding...
This three-year project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), provides $414,130 to Arizona State University to study the role of electron spin polarization in biological electron transport and redox enzymatic activity. The grantee will investigate how electrons travel long distances in biological materials that are poor conductors, and how enzymes accelerate chemical reactions that add or remove electrons during cellular processes. Through a synergistic experimental and theoretical approach using advanced peptide synthesis, protein engineering, and single-molecule conductance measurements, the project will examine how the spin polarization generated in a chiral peptide matrix impacts both long-range electron transport and redox enzymatic reactions mediated by cofactors. Findings from this collaborative US-UK research are expected to further understanding of fundamental biological and cellular functions, as well as electron transport mechanisms in biomolecules. A postdoctoral fellow will also receive cross-training through interactions with international collaborators.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $414.1k | 3/6/23 |