Project Grant 2609910
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) awarded $444,991 to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on December 1, 2025, for a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) project focused on advanced intracellular thermodynamic biosensing. This project will develop a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) biosensor capable of measuring thermal conductivity variations at the subcellular level using the 3-omega method. The primary...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Integrative Organismal Systems awarded $650,970 to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) on August 15, 2025, for a project concluding July 31, 2029. This Project Grant funds fundamental research investigating the role of gene copy number variation in host-microbe interactions, utilizing the coastal sea anemone Nematostella vectensis as a model organism. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of North Carolina at Charlotte received a $278,770 Project Grant awarded April 15, 2025, from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). This collaborative research initiative, with a completion date of March 31, 2028, focuses on investigating hydrodynamic instability and breakup mechanisms of shock-driven liquid sheets. The research...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill received a $615,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) awarded on June 1, 2026, with a completion date of May 31, 2031. This award supports fundamental research into cellular biomechanics and mechanobiology, specifically investigating how cells generate and coordinate...
- Federal Grant Award Summary North Carolina State University received a $275,000 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded August 15, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2029. The project delivers experimental research and computational modeling services focused on understanding granular flow behavior under varying gravitational conditions. Key...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Clemson University received a $250,120 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), awarded August 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2028. The primary deliverable is the development of specialized microfluidic devices designed to investigate the effects of cellular deformation on cell proliferation and motility....
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of North Carolina at Charlotte received a $797,439 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2029. This collaborative research initiative, executed in partnership with North Carolina State University and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, delivers adaptive learning (AL) technologies and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary This collaborative Project Grant, awarded March 15, 2026, by the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), provides $750,000 in funding through February 28, 2031, to support STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) degree completion among low-income, high-achieving undergraduates. The award, administered by South Piedmont Community College Inc. in collaboration with the...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Duke University's Office of Research Administration received a $412,750 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), effective August 15, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2027. The project, titled "BIOMADE: Development and Systems Characterization of Completely Synthetic Cell Culture Media Enabled by VHH Growth Factor Alternatives,"...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Duke University's Office of Research Administration received a $419,168 Project Grant award 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. This collaborative research initiative will investigate the multiscale mechanics of septin assembly and curvature sensing—specifically, how cells sense their own shape and size...
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte received a $561,763 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Biological Infrastructure under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) effective October 1, 2025, through July 31, 2028. The award supports development of a microfluidic-based weighing scale instrument capable of measuring single-cell mass changes with picogram-level resolution and millisecond temporal resolution. The instrument will utilize small pipettes that gently attach to individual mammalian cells without requiring adhesion molecules that could alter cell behavior, enabling continuous monitoring of mass dynamics during critical cellular processes including division, metabolism, migration, and differentiation. The technology will support high-throughput analysis through pipette arrays with embedded sensors and operate effectively in liquid environments. Beyond the core research deliverable, the project incorporates educational outreach activities including internships and mentoring programs designed to provide hands-on experience in scientific research and entrepreneurship to all interested participants. The research team will collaborate with industry partners to facilitate commercialization of the instrument, ensuring broad applicability in biological research and potential therapeutic development. Research outcomes, including device designs and associated data, will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, advancing the biological sciences enterprise and strengthening the nation's scientific capabilities in cellular measurement technology.Federal Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $561.8k | 1/26/26 |