Project Grant 2548547
- This two-year $138,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) will fund postdoctoral research characterizing the role of Wolbachia in an insect vector-virus pathosystem. The grant recipient will conduct research at Athens, Georgia from September 2021 through August 2023 to further the program's goals of strengthening the nation's biological sciences enterprise and increasing scientific knowledge of major problems. Funding will support the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences awarded a $193,684 Project Grant to the University of Georgia Research Foundation effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2029, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). This collaborative research initiative investigates the mechanisms by which polo kinases maintain chiral asymmetry and support complex organizational patterning in Tetrahymena thermophila, a...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded $986,241 to the University of Georgia Research Foundation through the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program on August 1, 2026, for a five-year longitudinal study examining hybridization dynamics in yellow monkeyflower (Mimulus) species. The primary deliverables include: (1) multi-year field observations and genetic analyses of naturally hybridizing plant populations in the Columbia...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. received a $980,133 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective May 1, 2026, through April 30, 2030. This research grant supports fundamental investigation into the genetic basis of gonad determination in Anolis lizards, specifically focusing on the molecular mechanisms...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded Georgia Tech Research Corporation a $738,632 Project Grant (CFDA 47.074 – Biological Sciences) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. This research initiative investigates the role of interspecific competition in ecosystem temporal stability through controlled laboratory experiments utilizing bacterivorous protist microcosms. The project will produce scientific...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Integrative Organismal Systems awarded a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship totaling $279,000 on July 1, 2025, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074). This three-year fellowship, concluding June 30, 2028, supports Dr. Eleanore J. Ritter's research and training at the University of Georgia under the sponsorship of Dr. Andrea Sweigart. The primary deliverable is a research initiative investigating the...
- This Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.074 - Biological Sciences) to the University of Georgia Research Foundation provides $509,821 in funding from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028 to investigate the ecological-evolutionary dynamics between the pea aphid and its parasitoid wasp, Aphidius ervi. The project aims to uncover how the balance between resistant and susceptible pea aphids is maintained, and how agricultural management practices can reduce the risks of...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Princeton University received a $803,697 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2029. This collaborative research initiative examines rapid evolution and species coexistence in orchard fly systems, specifically investigating how competitive interactions among Drosophilid fly species drive evolutionary changes...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Johns Hopkins University received a $900,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Integrative Organismal Systems under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028. This award supports research examining the mechanistic roles of hyper-divergent genomic regions in gene-by-environment interactions using nematode species as model organisms. The research employs advanced genomics...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Ocean Sciences awarded a $224,921 Project Grant to the University of Georgia Research Foundation on September 1, 2025, under the Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) to conduct collaborative research on viral infections and sulfate-reducing microbial communities. The research will deliver fundamental scientific insights into virus-microbe interactions and their impact on biogeochemical cycling through a...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology awarded a Project Grant of $1,229,568 to the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. (UGA Research Foundation) on July 1, 2026, for fundamental research investigating the evolutionary dynamics and genetic mechanisms of Wolbachia-host interactions. The research will generate scientific outputs including empirical findings on how Wolbachia bacteria manipulate arthropod host reproduction, data on host co-evolutionary resistance mechanisms, and computational models elucidating short and long-term endosymbiont dynamics. The project will be performed in Athens, Georgia, with a completion date of June 30, 2030, and operates under NSF's Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program, which supports fundamental research and workforce development across diverse biological disciplines. Beyond direct research outputs, the award will produce educational and workforce development products through mentored research training opportunities for STEM trainees across all career levels, including hands-on training in scientific research methods and communication. The findings are expected to advance both fundamental understanding of how endosymbionts contribute to biodiversity and species diversification, and applied knowledge relevant to biocontrol systems currently employed to manage insect disease vectors and agricultural pests, thereby informing the evolutionary consequences of engineered Wolbachia-based pest control strategies.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.2m | 6/3/26 |