Project Grant 2545232
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of California, San Diego received a $700,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. This award funds fundamental research to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of riboswitch-based gene regulation in manganese ion transporters. The project will map the co-transcriptional folding...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of California, San Diego received a $375,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). The four-year award, active from August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2029, supports collaborative research investigating analog information storage in chromatin states—specifically how cells maintain identity information through gene expression regulation...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded $749,739 to the University of California, San Diego under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) for collaborative research on evolutionary repeatability and co-evolution. Awarded August 1, 2026, with completion targeted for July 31, 2030, this project delivers fundamental research services investigating how species interactions influence the predictability and repeatability...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded $800,000 to the University of California, Santa Barbara under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) on July 15, 2026, with a completion date of June 30, 2029. This collaborative research project will engineer synthetic multi-kingdom anaerobic microbial communities designed to convert plant and agricultural waste into volatile fatty acids (VFAs), supporting U.S....
- FEDERAL PROJECT GRANT AWARD SUMMARY Princeton University received a $1.0 million Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2029. The award funds fundamental research on quorum sensing—a bacterial cell-to-cell communication process that enables bacterial populations to synchronize behavior based on population density and species...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded a $800,000 Project Grant to the University of California, San Diego on June 15, 2026, for collaborative research on transcriptome-wide visualization and functional characterization of RNA tertiary structures in human cells. Under this award, funded through the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) with a completion date of May 31, 2029, the research team will...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded $1.2 million to the University of California, Davis under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) on July 15, 2026, with a completion date of June 30, 2030. This Project Grant supports fundamental research into gene-specific nuclear messenger ribonucleoprotein (mRNP) assembly and quality control mechanisms. The research focuses on understanding how genetic...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded $967,237 to the University of California, Santa Barbara on June 15, 2026, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to investigate the mesoscale biophysics of Arginine-Glycine-Glycine (RGG)/RNA interactions. This four-year project, extending through May 31, 2030, will deliver fundamental research establishing quantitative physical principles governing how RGG...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Chicago received a $501,879 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) for the period September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This collaborative research project delivers fundamental scientific knowledge regarding bacterial gliding motility mechanisms through an integrated multidisciplinary approach combining genetics, biophysics,...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded a $849,969 Project Grant to the University of Cincinnati on August 1, 2025, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to conduct fundamental research on microtubule lattice allostery and protein-protein interactions. The four-year research initiative (through July 31, 2029) employs multi-scale computational modeling, machine learning, and experimental...
The University of California, San Diego received a $1.21M Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (CFDA 47.074 – Biological Sciences) awarded August 1, 2026, with completion targeted for July 31, 2029. This research project investigates mechanisms of resource allocation in non-growing bacteria, specifically examining how starving bacterial cells degrade proteins to generate energy and synthesize new proteins for survival extension. The research employs a physiological, resource-centric approach to describe and predict bacterial gene expression during non-exponential growth phases, with particular focus on Escherichia coli (E. coli) protein degradation processes following nutrient depletion. The award generates both direct research outputs and broader impact deliverables. Primary research products include knowledge applicable to metabolic engineering for developing efficient, long-lived bio-factories and identification of bacterial vulnerabilities that could inform novel antibacterial strategies for disease eradication. The project also delivers educational products by simplifying systems biology research to make it accessible to undergraduate students conducting research for the first time, reducing mathematical and technical barriers to entry. Additionally, the grant supports community outreach activities through graduate student engagement in elementary school teaching initiatives, providing early-career professional development while advancing science education at the K-12 level.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.2m | 7/8/26 |