This $301,721 federal Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the Regents of the University of Michigan, doing business as the University of Michigan. The award will fund research to understand the mechanisms by which bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling integrates over time to control cell fate decisions in human pluripotent stem cells. The project will combine experimental and computational approaches to reveal how cells process dynamic BMP signals and determine if these mechanisms are conserved across different cell fate decisions and species. It will also train multiple undergraduate and graduate students in integrated computational and experimental research approaches, and partner with the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History to communicate stem cell research and its societal benefits to diverse audiences, including through curriculum development for middle school students in underrepresented communities.
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