Project Grant 2440821
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $630,000 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) federal grant program to the University of New Mexico (UNM) to develop an advanced optical microscopy system. The project aims to significantly improve the study of protein clustering and interactions on cell membranes, which could advance the understanding of cell signaling and related diseases like cancer. The highly interdisciplinary research will combine the MINFLUX and modal...
- The National Science Foundation awarded New Mexico State University a $475,685 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) to acquire a bio-atomic force microscope for life science and soft matter research and research training in New Mexico. The three-year award, made on October 1, 2021 with a completion date of September 30, 2024, will support the purchase of a bio-AFM that will be used to advance the university's research and training activities in areas...
- This federal Project Grant award of $551,957 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides funding to the University of Scranton to acquire an Olympus Fluoview FV4000 inverted confocal microscope system. This microscope will be integrated into the university's upper-level biology courses and made accessible to faculty at other local universities to enhance research and training capabilities in multiple biological fields, including cellular...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a Project Grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the Georgia Institute of Technology in the amount of $861,467 starting on September 1, 2025 and ending on August 31, 2028. The purpose of the grant is to enable research and educational infrastructure innovations in biophotonics and advanced microscopy. The research goal is to develop and implement Parallel Multifocal Scanning Microscopy (PMS), a super-resolution imaging technique...
- The University of New Mexico will receive $651,450 in funding from the National Science Foundation under a three-year Project Grant award to conduct research on conformations and dynamics of modular redox enzymes via site-specific 2D infrared spectroscopy. The NSF Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) aims to promote progress in the biological sciences and strengthen the nation's scientific enterprise through increasing scientific knowledge and understanding of major problems confronting the...
- This $199,998 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Biological Infrastructure, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), will fund Montana Technological University to acquire, maintain, and operate an Hitachi HT7800 electron microscope. The microscope will advance interdisciplinary research, education, and outreach in biology, chemistry, geochemistry, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, and geology. It will strengthen PhD programs in materials...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) awarded a $1,272,028 Project Grant to the University of Wyoming (UW) to acquire a Stellaris8 Falcon STED super-resolution fluorescence lifetime confocal microscope. This advanced imaging system will significantly enhance UW's research capacity, enabling researchers to explore cellular and molecular processes in real-time, especially under changing environmental conditions. The microscope will promote...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $466,187 to the University of Portland (UP) to acquire a spinning-disk confocal microscope. The microscope will enable enhanced cell and molecular biology research and undergraduate teaching and training at UP and Lewis & Clark College. The award supports research programs investigating biological mechanisms such as developmental asymmetry, cardiac development, and the...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $405,995 Project Grant to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth to develop an advanced digital lensless holographic microscopy (DLHM) system. The key products or services to be delivered under this award include: Designing, investigating, and evaluating an improved DLHM system that features a large imaging volume through multiplexed illumination sources, enhanced resolution, reduced noise, and rapid sample...
- The University of New Mexico received a $335,712 Project Grant award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) under the Biomedical Research and Research Training program (CFDA 93.859). The award will support the development of high-resolution single-molecule imaging techniques to study protein interactions and organizations in cells. Specifically, the project aims to: 1) Develop a two-color single-particle tracking microscope to study the dimerization of epidermal growth...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $500,001 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) Federal Grant Program to the University of New Mexico (UNM). The grant supports pioneering research in large-volume optical microscopy using pupil-matched remote focusing (PMRF) techniques. The project will develop advanced microscope systems that enable fast, high-resolution, and label-free imaging of large biological samples. Key activities include educational and outreach initiatives such as an intensive summer training program, an interdisciplinary microscopy course, and a regional undergraduate research event. The research aims to overcome longstanding barriers in optical microscopy, including limited imaging depth, mechanical instability, and slow acquisition speeds. The grant period runs from August 1, 2025 to July 31, 2030.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $500.0k | 7/24/25 |