This National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) Project Grant award of $352,997 to the University of Wisconsin System - Madison, awarded on January 1, 2025, funds a collaborative research project to study the evolutionary and functional genomics of Hawaiian Bidens plants. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include:
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Generating new genome assemblies and experimentally identifying the genetic and developmental changes responsible for the evolution of leaf, fruit/seed, and flower traits in the Bidens genus.
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Providing training in interdisciplinary evolutionary concepts and approaches for undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers, including those from underrepresented groups.
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Inferring the broader evolutionary history of Polynesian island Bidens species and their continental relatives, and using comparative evolutionary genomics to identify the genetic changes contributing to the diversity of the Bidens adaptive radiation.
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Facilitating year-long internships for undergraduate students at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and short-term research exchanges with Auburn University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to build expertise in plant evolutionary genomics.
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