The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,150,000 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in Olivette, Missouri. The grant, awarded on February 15, 2025, supports the development and sharing of high-resolution in situ 3D cryo-imaging workflows to study plant cell biology. The research aims to overcome challenges in cryogenically preserving plant tissues for electron microscopy to enable unprecedented observation of plant cell structures and organelles in their native state. The datasets, protocols, and analytical pipelines generated through this collaborative project will be made publicly available to the scientific community. The award also provides training opportunities for early career scientists in state-of-the-art plant structural biology techniques, which are in high demand across academia and industry.
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