Project Grant 2403839
- The National Science Foundation Division of Emerging Frontiers awarded a $431,276 Project Grant to the President and Fellows of Harvard College from August 15, 2021 to July 31, 2024. The grant supports research titled "INTBIO COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DEEP TIME, DEVELOPMENT, AND DESIGN: EVOLUTION OF SHARK SKIN TEETH FROM GENOTYPE TO PHENOTYPE TO PROTOTYPE" under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA #47.074). The research aims to advance understanding of how shark skin teeth evolve...
- The University of Florida was awarded a three-year, $766,368 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Emerging Frontiers under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074). The grant will support research titled "INTBIO COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DEEP TIME, DEVELOPMENT, AND DESIGN: EVOLUTION OF SHARK SKIN TEETH FROM GENOTYPE TO PHENOTYPE TO PROTOTYPE." The research aims to advance understanding of the development and evolution of shark skin teeth...
- This $857,250 National Science Foundation project grant supports research into the evolution of nociception in elasmobranchs through June 2025. The grant funds research at the University Corporation to determine if sharks experience pain by identifying cell types and structures associated with nociception. Researchers will analyze shark genome and transcriptome data to identify pain receptor sequences and profiles in dorsal root ganglia. Immunohistochemistry will label putative nociceptors,...
- The National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) awarded a 5-year, $947,553 project grant to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution to develop an open-source toolkit for studying microfossil fish teeth and shark scales (ichthyoliths) found in deep-sea sediments. The research aims to leverage these abundant marine vertebrate fossils to evaluate the ecological and evolutionary responses of fish to major environmental transitions in Earth's history. The project will combine...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $409,878 to CAL Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation (HSU Foundation) to conduct collaborative research on the relationship between the inner ear morphology and habitat of sharks, rays, and their relatives. The key products and services to be delivered through this 3-year grant include: Using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to document the...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) provides $535,465 to Trustees of Tufts College (Tufts University) for a collaborative research project titled "Biodesign: A Deep Dive into Dynamic Damping in Extreme Underwater Maneuvering". The primary goal is to investigate how fish achieve rapid maneuvers that exceed the capabilities of advanced robotic systems, focusing on the hypothesis that fish can dynamically modulate...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $276,000 Project Grant to support an NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biology from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024. The grant was awarded under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to conduct integrative research investigating the rules governing interactions between genomes, environments and phenotypes in filter feeding baleen whales and basking sharks. The fellowship will fund anatomical research and engineering tests to identify the...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) grant award provides $817,942 to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) to conduct research focused on advancing molecular and analytic tools to disrupt the illegal wildlife trade. The key research objectives include: Developing near real-time genetic identification capabilities for 185 shark, ray, and turtle species involved in illegal wildlife trafficking. Designing new machine learning frameworks and data labeling...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a two-year, $138,000 Project Grant to support research titled "Assessing Potential Parallel Evolution of Heterodonty via Co-option of Shared Developmental Modules." The grant falls under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), which aims to advance biological science knowledge and address major issues facing the nation. The grant will fund research from May 2022 through April 2024 to be conducted in Seattle, Washington. The research aims...
- This $245,860 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program supports collaborative research by Providence College to investigate how fish achieve rapid, highly maneuverable underwater movements. The research focuses on testing the hypothesis that fish dynamically modulate their body damping (resistance to bending speed) and stiffness to enable these extreme maneuvers, which surpass even state-of-the-art robotic systems. Through a combination...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program award of $365,966 to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the evolution and development of shark skin denticles, the tooth-like scales that create a hydrodynamic exterior. The project will investigate how denticle shape has changed over millions of years to optimize drag-reduction during aquatic locomotion. Key goals include determining the genetic and developmental factors that produce diverse denticle shapes across shark species, as well as applying 3D printing and engineering methods to model and test new shark-inspired surface structures for air- and water-borne vehicles. In addition to advancing scientific knowledge, this work will support STEM workforce development by training students, including undergraduates with disabilities, in interdisciplinary research.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $366.0k | 10/31/23 |