Project Grant 2619580
- The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded the University of Maryland, College Park $300,000 on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop and analyze partial differential equation models of collective behavior in biological systems, with emphasis on nonlocal interactions and free-boundary problems. The investigator will construct mathematical models explaining how individual-level...
- The National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences awarded the University of California, San Diego $300,000 on December 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop mathematical and computational approaches for inferring hidden molecular processes that control cell migration from limited experimental observations. The project combines mathematical modeling with experimental biology to reconstruct unobserved signaling and...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded the University of Maryland, College Park $198,164 on February 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop novel mathematical methods for analyzing the well-posedness and long-time behavior of reaction-diffusion and kinetic equations that model physical, chemical, and biological systems. The project, running through May 31, 2029, integrates graduate and undergraduate research...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded the University of Maryland Baltimore County $150,000 on August 1, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to conduct collaborative research on the regularity, stability, and control of poroelastic filtration systems. The award funds development of foundational mathematical theory for partial differential equations that model interactions between moving fluids and deformable porous...
- The University of Maryland, College Park received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049). The award will fund research into free boundary problems for aggregation phenomena and partial differential equations from August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2026. Specifically, the university will study relationships between local interactions and collective motion in...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $192,089 Project Grant to the University of Chicago under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.049) for research titled "Co-Dynamics of Contraction and Adhesion in Animal Morphogenesis." The three-year award beginning March 1, 2022 will support research using advanced microscopy, genetic and biophysical manipulations, and mathematical modeling to gain new insights into the mechanisms governing rapid tissue...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences Federal Grant Program (CFDA 47.049) provides $380,000 to Northeastern University to develop a new generation of computational models for studying eukaryotic cell motility. The research aims to better understand how cells move through complex tissues, which is critical for both healthy developmental processes and the spread of cancer. The project will involve a collaborative effort between...
- This Project Grant award, valued at $257,591, was provided by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Mathematical Sciences under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program. The award supports a collaborative research project between the University of California-Riverside and the University of Notre Dame to develop data-driven, multi-scale mathematical and computational models for investigating the critical signaling pathways and biophysical mechanisms...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded The Johns Hopkins University $153,870 on January 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) for collaborative research on stochastic shape processes and inference. The project develops statistical frameworks for modeling how biological and other shapes change over time, capturing variability in shape changes across objects and populations. The work enables investigation of the link between...
- This Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program, supports collaborative research between Indiana University Indianapolis and Purdue University to develop a novel multi-scale 3D mathematical model to simulate cell migration. The $200,000 award will enable the researchers to integrate experimentally measured intracellular tension data into the model to better understand how external environmental factors, such as...
The National Science Foundation Division of Mathematical Sciences awarded $199,940 to the University of Maryland Baltimore County on August 15, 2026, under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to develop phase field modeling framework that tracks and predicts heterogeneous cell cluster migration in response to dynamic chemoattractant distribution during animal development and wound healing. The project will advance a hybrid mathematical reaction-diffusion–phase field model framework to capture chemoattractant distribution and resultant cell migration dynamics, incorporating feedback onto chemoattractant distribution and individual cell behaviors. The modeling framework will be built using genetics and live-imaging data, creating a computationally efficient representation that accurately reflects normal tissue while tracking individual cell behaviors that create group movements. The research uses clustered cell migration in the Drosophila ovary as the primary experimental system, combining modeling, genetics, and advanced imaging of living tissues to uncover general principles of coordinated cell movement. The framework will be advanced further to include the dynamics of developing tissue. The project includes an interdisciplinary training component spanning mathematics and biology to provide biotechnology research opportunities for trainees across multiple levels and disciplines. Performance occurs in Baltimore, Maryland. The award period runs from August 15, 2026, through July 31, 2029. This is a Project Grant, the standard assistance type for individual research awards under NSF's mathematical sciences program.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $199.9k | 8/11/26 |