Project Grant 2334516
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program provides $373,728 to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with an award date of January 15, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2026. The objective of this collaborative research project is to elucidate the molecular and cellular mechanisms controlling the movement of actin filaments (F-actin) in the female gamete for successful sperm nuclear migration during plant fertilization, using...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) award under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports a collaborative research project to study how plant hormones regulate rapid growth and development of stamen filaments in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. The $651,000 grant to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, awarded on February 15, 2024, will examine the cellular and molecular mechanisms controlling stamen filament elongation as flowers open, a critical process for...
- This $290,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biological Sciences program is supporting research to study how plant hormones stimulate rapid growth in stamen filaments, the male flower organs that produce pollen. The project aims to examine the cellular and molecular events during stamen filament elongation, revealing how this growth is controlled by hormones and coordinated with pollen release. Key activities include using advanced microscopy, gene expression...
- This $1,269,993 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports research to understand the molecular basis of how plant cells establish the division plane during cell division. The project aims to dissect the function of cytoskeletal motor assemblies at the cortical division site and determine how they connect to molecules in the phragmoplast, the structure that forms the new cell wall during cytokinesis. Researchers at...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $300,000 in funding to Western University of Health Sciences to conduct collaborative research on the variability and regulation of the plant polyadenylation complex. The research aims to better understand how this complex mediates gene expression and plant responses to environmental and developmental cues, with the goal of improving our knowledge of crop plant growth,...
- This $794,457 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will support the development of new genetic analysis tools. The goal is to incorporate molecular and cellular biology knowledge, such as gene expression patterns and regulatory networks, directly into statistical models used to map genes, predict traits, and simulate changes in the genotype-to-phenotype relationships. The research will be conducted using simulated...
- The National Science Foundation awarded the University of California, Davis a $981,302 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) on May 15, 2022 to complete the project by April 30, 2026. The grant will support research aimed at understanding the molecular mechanisms governing cytoskeleton-mediated motility and distribution of peroxisomes and mitochondria in plants. Specifically, the university researchers will investigate the roles of candidate proteins...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $549,151 Project Grant to the University of South Carolina under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2026. The grant will support research investigating transcriptional control of growth regulatory modules by AINTEGUMENTA transcription factors in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. The university will examine how these transcription factors directly regulate expression of genes from different growth...
- This $431,424 National Science Foundation project grant, awarded under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), will fund research at the University of Kentucky to advance understanding of plant diversification processes in the tropical Andes mountains. The research team will develop new genomic analysis software and mathematical models to disentangle the biological and environmental drivers of diversification among four groups of flowering plants endemic to the region. They will...
- This $750,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) supports collaborative research on the evolution and development of fundamental plant reproductive structures called sporangia. Led by the New York Botanical Garden, this interdisciplinary project will investigate the molecular genetics of sporangium development in the model fern Ceratopteris. The research aims to elucidate the core genetic network underlying sporangium...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $606,317 to a collaborative research project between the University of Kentucky and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The project aims to elucidate the molecular and cellular mechanisms controlling the movement of actin filaments in plant egg cells, and how this facilitates sperm nuclear migration during fertilization in the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana. The research combines real-time live-cell imaging and computational modeling to address critical scientific questions regarding the role of the WAVE/SCAR pathway and class XI myosins in regulating actin dynamics for successful plant fertilization. The project also includes broader impacts through undergraduate research experiences, an annual plant biology workshop, and development of an interactive visualization tool to promote STEM education and public engagement. The award period runs from January 15, 2024 to December 31, 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $606.3k | 1/25/24 |