Project Grant 2541818
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of California, San Diego received a $600,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), effective May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2030. This CAREER award funds a comprehensive research initiative investigating X-chromosome inactivation dynamics in myofibroblasts using engineered hydrogels to understand sex-specific...
- Federal Grant Award Summary This Project Grant, awarded July 15, 2025, by the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), provides $1.68M in funding through June 30, 2030, to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to support fundamental research on dynein-dependent retrograde transport initiation in neuronal axon terminals. The research will employ imaging techniques, genetic manipulations, and biochemistry to...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary North Dakota State University received a $570,477 CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) award from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031. The award funds fundamental research investigating how electrically active cells, specifically cardiomyocytes, use electrical signals to detect and respond to danger signals such as...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of California, Berkeley received a $951,106 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2029. This award supports fundamental research investigating the regulation of kinesin motors by microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs), with the primary deliverable being scientific knowledge and experimental...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded $713,504 to the University of California, Davis under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) on July 1, 2026, for a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) project investigating asymmetric avian morphing for enhanced lateral maneuverability. The five-year project (completion date June 30, 2031) will deliver research outputs including quantitative biomechanical...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of California, San Diego received a $420,334 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) for the period of June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2028. This collaborative research initiative will develop microcoaxial electro-optical mechanically flexible probes designed for minimally invasive interfacing with spinal neural...
- Summary The National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded a five-year CAREER Project Grant of $583,679 to the University of California, Davis, effective May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2030. The award funds development of a novel microscopy system called Correlative, Simultaneous Microscopy of Optical Signatures (COSMOS) designed to enable non-invasive, concurrent imaging of fluorescence, second harmonic generation (SHG), and quantitative phase signals from a single...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of California, Davis received a $643,427 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), awarded June 1, 2025, with completion by January 31, 2026. This research project investigates the mechanisms underlying sex differences and reversals in parental care behavior by examining how hormones, neural activity, and gene expression interact to produce...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded $600,000 to the University of Illinois, effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030. This CAREER award supports research focused on developing methods to optically reprogram and replicate neural circuits in zebrafish larvae as a model system for understanding and treating brain disorders. The core deliverable involves demonstrating signal transfer from healthy brains to...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences awarded $275,459 to the Dominguez Hills Foundation California State University under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program (CFDA 47.075) on September 1, 2025. This CAREER award funds a five-year longitudinal research project examining the role of grandparental support in mitigating prenatal stress and promoting infant socioemotional development. The primary products...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded a five-year CAREER Project Grant of $1.64M to the University of California, Davis (effective June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2031) under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). The primary research deliverable addresses fundamental gaps in understanding how sodium channel dynamics regulate proprioceptor maturation during early neurodevelopment. The project will generate scientific data, experimental findings, and novel methodologies that elucidate the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying proprioceptor functional development and establish the critical role of peripheral sensory systems in neurodevelopmental processes. These research outputs advance understanding of how proprioceptive signaling develops to support motor skill acquisition and have broader implications for understanding motor deficits associated with sodium channel mutations in neurodevelopmental disorders. Beyond research products, the award includes an educational service component that will provide paid summer research experiences for undergraduate students from local California State University campuses through the UC Davis Pathways to PhD Program. This workforce development activity represents a direct educational service funded through the CAREER program mechanism, which emphasizes integration of research and education. The project leverages UC Davis's research infrastructure and faculty expertise to support the NSF's biotechnology priorities while building STEM research capacity among underrepresented student populations in the region.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.6m | 6/3/26 |