Project Grant 2316457
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $768,325 Project Grant under its Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to conduct collaborative research on the mechanisms underlying how animals specialize for life in the deep ocean. The project will focus on studying the cell membranes of deep-sea animals, particularly ctenophores (comb jellies), to uncover the genetic and physicochemical adaptations that enable survival under the extreme...
- This federal Project Grant award of $432,357 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports research to understand how fishes have adapted to high-pressure environments in the deep ocean. The research aims to: Characterize patterns of genome evolution across 100 species of perciform fishes found at depths ranging from 0-8,000 meters. Measure structural changes in key biomolecules involved in metabolism, cell movement, and stress responses across...
- This $891,697 project grant, awarded on August 15, 2024 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) federal grant program, will fund a collaborative research study on pressure adaptation and convergent evolution in deep-sea fishes. The key objectives are to: 1) characterize genome evolution patterns in 100 species of perciform fishes across a 0-8,000 meter depth range, 2) measure structural changes in biomolecules involved in metabolism, cell structure,...
- This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports research led by the University of Florida (UF) to investigate the origins and evolution of neural systems in ctenophores (comb jellies). The 5-year project aims to uncover novel signaling molecules and neural specification mechanisms in these enigmatic marine organisms, which are the sister group to all other animals. By leveraging advanced multi-omics,...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded a $738,612 Project Grant to the University of Delaware under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) for the period of August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2025. The grant funds research into membrane fluidity and its fundamental and functional roles. The University of Delaware will conduct theoretical and computational research, while the University of California San Diego will receive a...
- This $795,135 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports research at the University of Illinois on protein dynamics under extreme environmental conditions. The four-year award beginning June 1, 2022 will fund three related subprojects investigating how proteins adapt to enable organism survival in stressful environments like heat, pressure and dehydration. The research will study intrinsically disordered protein structure and...
- This three-year, $331,937 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund research into the effects of pressure on microbially-catalyzed organic matter degradation in the deep ocean. Lehigh University, in collaboration with researchers in Denmark and Germany, will investigate how high pressures typical of deep ocean depths impact marine microbes and their role in carbon cycling. Through fieldwork and laboratory experiments using specialized...
- This $226,024 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports research into the role of mucus in the success and range expansion of Cassiopea jellyfish and related species. Over three years, the University of Arizona will investigate the physical properties of Cassiopea mucus and its effects on plankton mobility. Researchers will characterize venom and mucus proteins to understand how they aid jellyfish and change with temperature fluctuations....
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $405,960 Project Grant to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to investigate enzymes from organisms living in deep sea environments. The research aims to understand how these enzymes, known as extracellular deoxyribonucleases (exDNases), have adapted to function under the extreme conditions of high pressure and temperature in the deep ocean biosphere. The work will combine...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $240,000 supports research investigating mechanisms of thermal plasticity and adaptation in a splash pool copepod from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026. The award is made under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to further the program's goals of advancing biological sciences knowledge and understanding major problems facing the nation. Specifically, the fellow will conduct integrative research using lab-reared copepod...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Emerging Frontiers, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), provides $428,994 to the University of Delaware to conduct collaborative research on how deep-sea animals adapt to extreme conditions in the ocean. The research team will use the comb jelly (ctenophore) as a model organism to investigate the molecular and cellular mechanisms that allow marine organisms to survive freezing temperatures and crushing pressures found in the deep sea. The project combines bioinformatics, whole-animal experiments, pressurized biochemical testing, X-ray scattering, and computer simulations to uncover how lipid metabolism enables deep-sea animals to maintain cell membrane function under extreme conditions. The findings will advance understanding of the biochemical limits of life and how environmental changes may impact marine biodiversity. The award also supports cross-disciplinary training for PhD students and the development of an integrative K-12 STEM education curriculum.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $429.0k | 7/18/23 |