Project Grant 2410238
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) federal project grant award of $279,000 provides funding for a postdoctoral research fellowship at the University of Arizona. The research and training plan, led by Postdoctoral Fellow Tamsen Dunn under the sponsorship of Dr. Michael Barker, seeks to use deep learning techniques to assess the impact of whole genome duplication (polyploidy) on gene networks important for crop domestication and resilience. The project aims to...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $207,000 provides funding for a postdoctoral research fellowship in biology from February 1, 2023 through January 31, 2026. The fellowship supports research and training under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), which aims to advance biological sciences and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increased knowledge and understanding of major problems. Specifically, the fellow will conduct integrative research...
- This $414,000 National Science Foundation project grant funds postdoctoral research fellowship activities from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026 under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074). The fellowship will support integrative research investigating the rules of life governing interactions between genomes, environment and phenotypes. Specifically, the fellow will conduct multiple experiments in defaunated and intact tropical forests in Ecuador to investigate how the...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) Project Grant award of $240,000 provides funding for a postdoctoral research fellowship from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027. The fellowship will support research and training to investigate the rules governing interactions between genomes, environment, and phenotypes, with a focus on understanding how repetitive DNA sequences, particularly a satellite repeat on the X chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster, influence...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), provides $240,000 over three years starting on September 1, 2024 to fund a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology. The research aims to investigate the effects of bioengineered organisms on community assembly and ecosystem functioning in a soil microbial community. The fellow will use genetic engineering to create microbial consortia and study the impacts on community and...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), provides $240,000 in funding for a postdoctoral research fellowship from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2028. The fellowship supports research and training focused on investigating the rules governing interactions between genomes, environment, and phenotypes of lichen holobionts (the lichen organism and its associated microbiome) in response to climate change. The key objectives are to:...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $432,000 provides funding from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2025 under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) to investigate genome fractionation in land plants through comparative genomics research. Dr. Sylvia Kinosian will conduct this research as a postdoctoral fellow hosted by Dr. Michael Barker at the University of Arizona. The research will leverage newly available fern and lycophyte genome sequences...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award under the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program provides a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology (PRFB) for FY 2025. The $270,000 award supports a research project that explores the complex ecological relationships between plants, animals, and people in a Madagascar forest ecosystem. The project aims to use genetic and statistical tools to study species interactions and their role in maintaining ecosystem stability. This...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant award of $138,000 provides funding for a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biology from March 1, 2023 through February 28, 2025. The fellowship supports research and training to investigate the biogeography and community assembly of North American Carboniferous ecosystems. Specifically, the fellow will analyze the fossil record using approaches including anatomy, geology, and ecology to determine how ancient land ecosystems responded to environmental and...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences Program (CFDA 47.074) Project Grant will provide $240,000 in funding to support a postdoctoral research fellowship focused on investigating the molecular mechanisms governing the remarkable adaptability of aquatic plants. The research aims to elucidate the genetic underpinnings of heterophylly (the ability to produce different leaf forms) and facultative CAM photosynthesis in the model plant Littorella uniflora. The project will employ...
This Project Grant award, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), supports a postdoctoral research fellowship to investigate the ecological implications of whole genome duplication in plants. The $240,000 award, effective from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027, will enable the fellow to develop new phylogenetic comparative methods to understand how whole-genome duplication impacts climatic niche dynamics. The research will leverage existing genomic data on the plant species Galax urceolata (Diapensiaceae) and across the Ericales order to discern the consequences of polyploidy on species ecology. The project aims to publish the results and disseminate the assembled data and phylogenies through a global biodiversity data portal. Additionally, the fellowship will involve mentoring undergraduate researchers and developing inclusive data science teaching materials.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $240.0k | 6/10/24 |