Project Grant 2526827
- The University of Michigan was awarded a $270,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation to support the project "Scalable Population Genetic and Phylogenetic Inference Using Large Samples of Microbial Data." The grant was awarded on April 1, 2021 with a completion date of March 31, 2024 under the NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant aims to advance understanding of major scientific problems by promoting progress in mathematical and...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $365,556 supports collaborative research between mathematicians, biologists, and engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to develop new mathematical tools and biological experiments essential to understanding virus spread and extinction. Funded through the NSF's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), the research will establish an integrated experimental-mathematical framework to study how spatial structure affects viral evolution...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $568,044 Project Grant to Michigan Technological University from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2025 under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049). The grant supports collaborative research to predict molecular interactions that can stabilize viral therapies. The Mathematical and Physical Sciences program aims to advance scientific knowledge and enhance understanding of major problems through support of mathematical and physical...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) provides $496,076 to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to investigate the geographic spread and genetic evolution of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) virus. The project aims to elucidate the key human-environment ecosystem factors that drive the transmission and mutation of this virus, which has a 50% mortality rate in humans. Utilizing...
- This $2,340,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will fund a collaborative research project between the United States, United Kingdom, and China to understand the impact of poultry vaccination on the evolution and ecosystem dynamics of H5Nx avian influenza viruses. The key objectives are to: (1) measure the antigenic diversity of recent H5 influenza viruses, (2) identify H5 viruses evolved from vaccine protection, and (3)...
- The University of Michigan was awarded a two-year, $349,312 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074). The grant aims to enhance capabilities for forecasting tree species population trajectories under changing environments through synthesis. Specifically, the University will conduct research to increase scientific understanding of major problems confronting the nation by promoting progress in the biological sciences....
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $160,000 project grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Chicago. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2025, supports collaborative research to develop interpretable machine learning algorithms that can discover mathematical models directly from sparse and noisy ecological data. The goal is to create accurate models to predict how and when insect-killing viruses will protect forests from defoliating...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $200,000 Project Grant to the University of Michigan for research activities under the Computer and Information Science and Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.070). The three-year award, issued on October 1, 2021 and concluding on September 30, 2024, will support the University's collaborative research project titled "CIF: MEDIUM: GROUP TESTING FOR REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTIONS: FROM PRIMER SELECTION TO AMPLIFICATION CURVE...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to the University of Virginia to develop data-driven, multimodal methods for behavior-based epidemiological modeling. The key objectives are to: Improve techniques for deriving meaningful insights from imperfect, real-world sensor data like mobile phones and search engine logs to capture complex human behaviors in real-time. Couple agent-based disease models...
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $370,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) to the Regents of the University of Michigan for the project "Computational Tools for Active Suspensions". This 3-year project, running from August 2025 to July 2028, aims to develop advanced computational tools to simulate and optimize the locomotion of microscopic particles, such as bacteria or micro-robots, in fluid media. The...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to the Regents of the University of Michigan for the project "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EMB: NEXT-GENERATION PHYLODYNAMICS: THEORY, ALGORITHMS, APPLICATIONS". The goal of this 3-year project is to develop new mathematical and computational tools to improve the ability to extract information about the spread of viruses, such as avian influenza, from virus genome data. This will involve leveraging recent advancements in machine learning and the University of Michigan's database of avian influenza virus genomes to better understand virus transmission dynamics and public health risks. The project also aims to create a training course in phylodynamic methods for epidemiologists and mathematical biologists.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $300.0k | 8/20/25 |