Project Grant S10GM158765
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) award under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $132,938 to St. Mary's University of San Antonio, Texas to acquire an Illumina MiSeq next-generation sequencing instrument. The project aims to increase access to cutting-edge laboratory equipment and provide high-quality undergraduate STEM education and research opportunities for underrepresented minority students at the resource-limited institution. The awarded funds will support curriculum...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) provides $200,000.00 to Regis University to strengthen undergraduate learning in molecular biology and cell biology. Specifically, the funding will secure three thermocyclers, one qPCR machine, classroom sets of compound and stereo microscopes, and one confocal microscope. This equipment will allow an estimated 690 students and 12 faculty members per year to conduct research and coursework in...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under the Equipment Grants Program (CFDA 10.519) provides Tuskegee University with $160,080.00 to purchase a MiSeq System DNA sequencing machine. The equipment will enable Tuskegee, as a leading Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in food and agriculture research, to conduct enhanced genomic-level research across the food and agriculture field, particularly in...
- The Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded North Carolina State University a $435,000 Project Grant under the Equipment Grants Program on September 15, 2022. The grant will fund the university's THINK AND SEQ project to utilize a PacBio Sequel IIE system for rapid, high-quality long-read sequencing of genomes, transcriptomes, and epigenomes. This sequencing work will support both basic and applied agricultural research through September 14, 2026. The...
- This $639,794 federal grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports the acquisition of an Illumina NextSeq 2000 next-generation DNA sequencing instrument for the Design, Automation, Manufacturing, and Process (DAMP) Laboratory at Boston University. The new sequencing instrument will enable DAMP Lab researchers to study the genomic sequences of novel molecular tools they are developing, which can lead to improvements in drug design,...
- This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $203,116 awarded on August 15, 2022 will fund the acquisition of a Size Exclusion Chromatography with Multi-Angle Light Scattering (SEC-MALS) instrument at California State University, Sacramento under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083). The SEC-MALS instrument, to be delivered by sub-awardee University Enterprises, Inc., will support research and teaching efforts across multiple departments focusing on the analysis of synthetic and...
- Murray State University was awarded a $223,633 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to acquire a gel permeation chromatography system with dynamic light scattering capabilities. The instrumentation will support research by Professors Kevin Miller, Gary Stinchcomb, Bikram Subedi, Christopher Lennon, and Grace Eder across chemistry, biological sciences, and earth and environmental sciences. Specifically, the system will be used to...
- This $250,000 Project Grant award, provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under the Research Infrastructure Programs (CFDA 93.351), will enable Montana State University Billings (MSUB) to acquire an Agilent 1290 Infinity Series II Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (UHPLC) system integrated with an Agilent 6530 Quadrupole Time-of-Flight (QTOF) mass spectrometer. This cutting-edge analytical instrumentation will support advanced biomedical research and education at MSUB,...
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) awarded a $1,083,750 Project Grant to Emory University to acquire an Illumina NovaSeq X Plus high-throughput DNA sequencer for the Emory National Primate Research Center Genomics Core (GENCORE). This grant, funded under CFDA 93.351 - Research Infrastructure Programs, will enable the GENCORE to replace its existing Illumina NovaSeq 6000 system and provide Emory's investigators with in-house access to...
- Through a $501,868 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences program (CFDA 47.074), Georgia College & State University will investigate the structural regulation of cap-independent translation in eukaryotic messenger RNA (mRNA). The project aims to bridge critical gaps in understanding how mRNA molecules operate differently under cellular stress conditions compared to normal conditions. Undergraduate researchers at Georgia...
SEQSTUDIO GENETIC ANALYZER - MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY (MGSU) HAS A TOTAL ENROLLMENT OF 8039 STUDENTS, WITH FIVE CAMPUSES LOCATED IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS IN CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE MAJORITY OF MGSU STUDENTS ARE UNDERGRADUATES, INCLUDING ALL STUDENTS IN THE BIOLOGY PROGRAM. FACULTY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES AT MGSU REQUEST THE PURCHASE OF A SEQSTUDIO GENETIC ANALYZER. THIS INSTRUMENT IS CAPABLE OF COST-EFFICIENT DNA SEQUENCING AND FRAGMENT ANALYSIS. IMPORTANTLY, THE INSTRUMENT REQUESTED HAS MINIMAL OPERATIONAL AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. IN ADDITION TO THE LOW COST PER SEQUENCE ($2.50), A SEQSTUDIO REPRESENTS AN IDEAL INSTRUMENT FOR THE INCLUSION OF GENETIC EXPERIMENTS INTO BIOLOGY AND BIOMEDICAL FOCUSED COURSES AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS. WHILE MGSU HAS BASIC MOLECULAR LABORATORY EQUIPMENT (E.G., THERMOCYCLERS), ACCESS TO ADVANCED INSTRUMENTS IS EXTREMELY LIMITED, ESPECIALLY IN CLASSROOM SETTINGS. IF FUNDED, FACULTY WILL UTILIZE THE GENETIC ANALYZER TO MODERNIZE BIOMEDICAL TRAINING IN AT LEAST 6 BIOLOGY AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES COURSES, IMPACTING AN APPROXIMATE 600 STUDENTS PER YEAR. THESE COURSES INCLUDE MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY (FOR BIOLOGY MAJORS), FOUNDATIONS OF MICROBIOLOGY (FOR ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES MAJORS), GENETICS, PARASITOLOGY, AND DISEASE BIOLOGY. THREE FACULTY DEMONSTRATE NEED FOR THE INSTRUMENT FOR THEIR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS. THE FIRST RESEARCH PROGRAM SURVEYS TICKS AND TICK-BORNE PATHOGENS IN THE CENTRAL GEORGIA REGION, PREDOMINANTLY IN RURAL AND SEMI-URBAN COMMUNITIES. THIS PROJECT WILL UTILIZE THE SEQSTUDIO TO GENERATE GENOMIC DATA USED TO AID IDENTIFICATION OF TICKS AND THEIR TRANSMITTED PATHOGENS, AS WELL AS TRACK DISPERSAL PATTERNS OVER TIME. THIS DATA WILL BE USED TO ASSESS ASSOCIATED PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS. THE SECOND RESEARCH PROGRAM USES BIO-ORTHOGONAL NONCANONICAL AMINO ACID TAGGING TO EXPLORE BACTERIAL PROTEINS USED TO ATTACK HOST CELLS, PRIMARILY WITH THE HUMAN PATHOGEN BARTONELLA HENSELAE. THE SEQSTUDIO WILL ASSIST BY PROVIDING A RAPID, COST-EFFECTIVE MEANS OF CONFIRMING CORRECTNESS OF GENETIC CONSTRUCTS ESSENTIAL TO EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND SUBCLONING. THE THIRD RESEARCH PROGRAM MONITORS THE OCCURRENCE OF LEGIONELLA BACTERIA IN WATER SYSTEMS, PARTICULARLY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA. THE SEQSTUDIO WOULD PROVIDE A MORE RAPID TOOL TO ASSESS LEGIONELLA BACTERIA, WHICH CURRENTLY REQUIRES MICROBIAL CULTIVATION METHODS AT MGSU. ADDITIONALLY, FOUR NON-BIOMEDICAL FACULTY HAVE EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH NEEDS FOR A GENETIC ANALYZER AS WELL. THE PROCUREMENT OF A SEQSTUDIO WOULD ALSO PROVIDE AN INSTRUMENT THAT IS BENEFICIAL BEYOND MGSU. SEVERAL FACULTY FROM TWO OTHER REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS WITHIN A 25-MILE RADIUS (HALF HOUR DRIVE) HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE USE OF A GENETIC ANALYZER IN THEIR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $64.8k | 7/30/25 |