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NSF - Biological SciencesNSF - Biological SciencesMuriel Poston, Ph.D.Muriel Poston, [email protected]@nsf.gov
National Science Foundation National Science Foundation 20052005
Major BIO Responsibilities
Long-Term Ecological Research Systematic Biology (Biodiversity) Evolutionary Biology Environmental Biology Plant Biology Bioinformatics Non-medical Microbial Biology
Biological Sciences Home Page
Population & Evolutionary Processes
Population & Evolutionary Processes
Directorate for Biological Sciences(BIO)
Mary Clutter, Assistant DirectorJoann Roskoski, Executive Officer
Directorate for Biological Sciences(BIO)
Mary Clutter, Assistant DirectorJoann Roskoski, Executive Officer
Information and Automation Resources Unit
(IAR)
Information and Automation Resources Unit
(IAR)
Division of Environmental
Biology(DEB)
Mike Willig, Division DirectorPenny Firth, Deputy Director
Division of Environmental
Biology(DEB)
Mike Willig, Division DirectorPenny Firth, Deputy Director
Ecological BiologyEcological Biology
EcosystemScience
EcosystemScience
Division of Integrative
Organismal Biology(IOB)
Tom Brady, Division DirectorJudy Verbeke, Deputy Director
Division of Integrative
Organismal Biology(IOB)
Tom Brady, Division DirectorJudy Verbeke, Deputy Director
BehavioralSystems
BehavioralSystems
Developmental Systems
Developmental Systems
Environmental &Structural Systems
Environmental &Structural Systems
ResearchResources
ResearchResources
HumanResources
HumanResources
Division ofBiological
Infrastructure(DBI)
Machi Dilworth, Division DirectorMuriel Poston, Deputy Director
Division ofBiological
Infrastructure(DBI)
Machi Dilworth, Division DirectorMuriel Poston, Deputy Director
Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
(MCB)
Maryanna Henkart, Division DirectorJerry Cohen, Deputy Director
Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
(MCB)
Maryanna Henkart, Division DirectorJerry Cohen, Deputy Director
BiomolecularSystems
BiomolecularSystems
Cellular SystemsCellular Systems
Genes and GenomeSystems
Genes and GenomeSystems
Emerging Frontiers (EF)
Plant GenomeResearch Program
Plant GenomeResearch Program
Systematic Biology &Biodiversity Inventories
Systematic Biology &Biodiversity Inventories
Functional & Regulatory Systems
Functional & Regulatory Systems
Current Issues and Challenges
Implement 21st Century Biology
Multidimensional Multidisciplinary Data driven Educationally oriented Internationally engaged
Current Issues and Challenges
Development of the next generation of scientists
Broadening Participation Infrastructure Enhance Federal Investment Internationalization of science
BIO Areas of EmphasisFY2005 Budget Request
NSF-wide Priority Areas Biocomplexity in the
Environment Nanoscale Science and
Engineering Mathematical Sciences Human and Social
Dynamics Increased award size and
duration
BIO Emphasis Areas 21st Century Biology Plant genomics Microbial biology Arabidopsis 2010 Project Broadening participation
Major Research Equipment and Facilities
National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)
Division of Environmental Biology
Systematics Population Biology Biodiversity Surveys and Inventories Partnerships for Enhancing Expertise
in Taxonomy (PEET) Ecosystems Studies Ecology Long-term Ecological Research
Examples of Research Areas Supported Under DEB
DEB: Ecosystem Science
Biogeochemistry Decomposition of organic matter Belowground nutrient cycling and energy flow Primary productivity Radiatively active gas flux Element budgets on watershed, regional, continental,
or global scales; Relationships between diversity and ecosystem
function Ecosystem services Landscape dynamics
DEB: Population and Evolutionary Processes
Population processes
Evolutionary ecology
Evolutionary genetics
Molecular population biology
DEB: Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories
Taxonomy Classification Phylogenetics Expeditionary work to discovery,
document and describe plant, animal, and microbial diversity
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants
Announcement: NSF 02-173 Deadline: 3rd Friday in November, annually Contact: Dr. Mark Courtney, [email protected]
Division of Environmental Biology and the Division of Integrative Organismal Biology
Must pass candidacy by the deadline
Funds research-related costs only
Recent changes: - increased upper limit to $12, 000 - allows travel to meetings
Division of Integrative Organismal Biology
Behavioral Systems Cluster Developmental Systems Cluster Environmental and Structural Systems
Cluster Functional and Regulatory Systems
Cluster
Research Areas Supported Under IOB
IOB: Behavioral Systems Cluster Thematic area focuses on the
development, function, mechanisms, and evolution of behavior, biological rhythms, and interactions between organisms including animals, plants, and microbes: social and reproductive behavior behavioral ecology and physiology neural and hormonal mechanisms of
behavior; immunology of behavior biological bases of learning, cognition, and
communication
IOB: Developmental Systems Cluster
Thematic area focuses on the nature, control, and evolution of those processes that comprise the life cycle of organisms mechanisms of gametogenesis, fertilization,
embryogenesis, differentiation, pattern formation, and morphogenesis
development, regeneration, and aging of the nervous system
genomic approaches, gene networks, integration of developmental gene pathways, and computational approaches are included.
IOB: Environmental and Structural Systems Cluster
Thematic area focuses on the function and evolution of organisms in their physiochemical and biotic environments of physiological ecology, functional morphology, animal sensation and movement, molecular bases of tissue biomechanical
properties, environmental genomics.
IOB: Functional and Regulatory Systems Cluster
Thematic area focuses on fundamental physiological mechanisms and how they have evolved, with emphasis on organisms as integrated systems. comparative physiology Neurophysiology mechanisms of solute transport comparative or evolutionary immunology Includes research at the genetic, genomic,
cellular, tissue, organ, system, and organismal levels of organization.
Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
Molecular Structure and Function Metabolic Biochemistry Cellular Organization Signal Transduction and Cellular
Regulation Mechanisms and Regulation of Gene
Expression Genetic Mechanisms
Examples of Research Areas Supported Under MCB
Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
Biomolecular Systems Cluster
Cellular Systems Cluster
Gene and Genome System Cluster
Research Areas Supported Under MCB
MCB: Biomolecular Systems Cluster
Emphasizes the structure, function, dynamics, interactions, and interconversions of biological molecules includes integrating theoretical,
computational, and experimental approaches to the study of biological molecules and their functional complexes
mechanistic studies of the regulation and catalysis of enzymes and RNA
higher-order characterization of the biochemical processes
MCB: Cellular Systems Cluster
Emphasizes the structure, function, and regulation of plant, animal and microbial cells, and their interactions with the environment and with one another
Includes studies of the structure, function, and assembly of cellular elements, including eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell walls and envelopes
Includes intracellular and transmembrane signal transduction mechanisms and cell-cell signaling processes, including those that occur in biofilms
Includes Microbial Observatories and Microbial Interactions and Processes
Emphasizes genomes and genetic mechanisms in all organisms, whether prokaryote, eukaryote, phage, or virus
Includes structure, maintenance, expression, transfer, and stability of genetic information in DNA, RNA, and proteins and how those processes are regulated
Areas of interest include genome organization, molecular and cellular evolution, replication, recombination, repair, and vertical and lateral transmission of heritable information
Includes processes that mediate and regulate gene expression, such as chromatin structure, epigenetic phenomena, transcription, RNA processing, editing and degradation, and translation.
MCB: Gene and Genome Systems Cluster
Emerging Frontiers Virtual Division
An incubator for 21st century biology Multidisciplinary research and networking activities Synergy between disciplines New initiatives for later integration into core
programsCurrently includes: All NSF-wide Priority Areas Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research Tree of Life Microbial Genome Sequencing Project Ecology of Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration Networks
FIBR: Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research
Supports integrative research that addresses major questions in biology
Identify under-studied and unanswered questions Use innovative approaches Integrating science and research tools across disciplines
PRELIMINARY PROPOSAL DEADLINE (required for Full Research Proposal submission only): October 4, 2004
FULL RESEARCH PROPOSAL DEADLINE : February 2005
Read the Program Announcement for more information.
Program Announcement: NSF 04-596
Full proposal Deadline: February 16, 2005
Research Coordination Networks in Biological Sciences
Foster communication and promote collaboration among scientists with common interests from broad backgrounds and across geographically, disciplinary, and organizational boundaries
Create new research directions
Program Announcement: NSF-04-567
Deadline: June 25, 2004; TBA for 2005
Division of Biological Infrastructure
Examples of Research Areas Supported Under DBI
Postdoctoral Fellowships Program Research Experiences for Undergraduates Sites Undergraduate Mentorship in Environmental Biology Collaborative Research at Undergraduate Institutions Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories Instrument Development for Biological Research Multi-user Biological Equipment and Instrumentation Biological Databases and Informatics Living Stock Collections Biological Research Collections
Plant Genome Research Program
Overall Program Goals Support research on the structure, organization and
function of plant genomes, elucidate fundamental biological processes
Accelerate the acquisition and utilization of new knowledge and innovative technologies
Focus is on plants of economic importance and plant processes of potential economic value.
FY’04-’05 Program (NSF 04-510) Virtual Center Awards in Plant Genome Research Individual and Small Group Awards in Plant Genome
Research
Funding Opportunities for Plant Research
Funding Opportunities for Plant Researcho Core programs in the BIO Directorate
DBI DEB IBN MCB
o Cross-cutting programs The 2010 Project Assembling the Tree of Life (AToL) Research Coordination Networks (RCN) Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research (FIBR)
o Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP)
What Is Unusual About PGRP Projects?What Is Unusual About PGRP Projects?
o Single investigator to multi-institution and multi-investigator
o Large budgetso Genome-scale resource
developmento Industrial participantso International participantso Training/IP/informatics
Funded PlantsFunded Plants
o Arabidopsiso Barleyo Brassicao Cottono Grapeo Lettuceo Maize
o Rice
o Soybean
o Sorghum
o Tobacco
o Tomato
o Wheat
o Medicago
o Oat
o Pepper
o Pine
o Poplar
o Potato
Individual and Small Group Awards in Plant Genome Research (ISGA-PGR)
Individual and Small Group Awards in Plant Genome Research (ISGA-PGR)
o $300,000 – $500,000 per year for up to 5 years
o Projects can build on existing PGRP tools
Plant Genome Educational Resources
Plant Genome Educational Resources
o All NSF PGRP projects have training and outreach components
o Many other projects have developed educational resources
o A collection of these resources can be accessed at the Plant Genome Research Outreach Portal (PGROP):
http://www.plantgdb.org/pgrop/pgrop.php
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A continent-wide research tool consisting of geographically distributed regional observatories, networked via state of the art communications
A virtual lab for research to obtain a predictive understanding of the environment
Collectively, a network of networked environmental research facilities and instruments
What is ?
Multi-User Biological Equipment
and Instrumentation Resources (MUE)
provides support for the purchase of major items
requests can be from $40,000 to $400,000.
single items of biological equipment or several pieces of equipment with a related purpose
must be shared by 3 to 7 investigators with actively-funded NSF research projects.
Program Announcement: NSF 05-534 Deadline: 1st Wednesday in July, annually
Major Research Instrumentation Program
NSF wide program, BIO managed review
Designed to improve the condition of scientific and engineering equipment and facilities for research and research training
Awards for instrumentation will range from $100,000 to $2 million.
Deadline: 3rd Thursday in January, annuallyProgram Announcement: NSF-05-515
Field Stations & Marine Labs Program
Successful projects have: Demonstrated infrastructure need High potential biological impact Broad user base Educational outreach
Read the Program Announcement for more information.
Program Announcement: NSF 05-550
April 26, 2005
Biological Research Collections
Collection Enhancement
Computerization of specimen-related data
Curation and Collection Management research
Program solicitation NSF 04-571
Biological Databases and Informatics
To encourage support of new approaches to the management of biological knowledge that render the collection, maintenance, dissemination and query of the data and information therein of greater utility to the scientific community.
Read the Program Announcement for more information.
Program Announcement: NSF 05-???
C-RUI: Cross-disciplinary Research at Undergraduate Institutions
Supports research efforts involving faculty from different fields
Targeted at cross-disciplinary research projects that require contribution of from more than one disciplinary area
Focused on undergraduate students from predominantly undergraduate institutions
Anticipated funding for program - $2 million; up to 8 awardsRead the Program Announcement for more information.
Program Announcement: NSF 04-536
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
effective for attracting and retaining undergraduates in careers in mathematics,
science and engineering
incorporates active research experience
REU sites: NSF 04-584
REU supplements to PIs with existing awards
Sites Deadline: Aug. 17, 2004
Supplement Deadline: Contact your Program Officer for details.
Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology
institutional awards to give students research experience in environmental biology - broadly defined
proposals should emphasize factors that enable underrepresented groups to enter and remain in environmental biology
major emphasis on direct student participation in research during the academic year and summer, with students remaining in program for > 1 year
Program Announcement: NSF 05-558Preliminary proposal Deadline: May 18th 2005
Full proposal Deadline: October 17th 2005
Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs
Awards for research and training
Applicants choose sponsoring scientist and provide research/training plan
Two year awards Minority Postdoctoral Fellowships
Program announcement NSF 00-139; Deadline: First Monday in December
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Interdisciplinary Informatics Program Announcement NSF 04-539 Deadline: April 11th, 2005
Award Supplement Opportunities
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Research Experiences for Undergraduates
(REU) Research Opportunity Awards (ROA) Research Assistantships for Minority High
School Students (RAMHSS) Facilitation Award for Scientists and Engineers
with Disabilities
1-year supplement to current NSF Awards
help build long term collaborative relationships between K-12 teachers of science and mathematics and the NSF research community
encourages researchers to form partnerships with teachers at inner city schools and less well- endowed school districts
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR TEACHERS
Consult with the Program Director of your particular NSF award.Dear Colleague Letter: NSF 05-524
Research Opportunity Award
Supplementary funding through ongoing NSF research grants to allow faculty at predominantly undergraduate institutions or secondary schools to participate in research activities under the aegis of NSF-supported investigators
details located within the RUI program announcement
Consult with the Program Director of your particular NSF award.Dear Colleague Letter: NSF 05-548
Research Assistantships for Minority High School Students (RAMHSS)
involves high school minority students in research
provides funding supplements to PIs supported by NSF
occurs throughout the academic year and summer
Contact the Program Officer in the appropriate program for details.
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NSF Home Page: http://www.nsf.gov
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Guide to Programs:http://www.nsf.gov/ pubsys/ods/getpub.cfm?ods_key=nsf04009
Directorate for Education and Human Resources
Math and SciencePartnership (MSP)
Division of Elementary,Secondary and Informal
Education (ESIE)
Division of UndergraduateEducation (DUE)
Division of GraduateEducation (DGE)
Division of HumanResource Development
(HRD)
Division of Research,Evaluation and
Communication (REC)
Experimental Program toStimulate CompetitiveResearch (EPSCoR)
Division of Elementary, Secondary and Informal Education (ESIE)
Centers for Learning and Teaching (CLT) Informal Science Education (ISE) Information Technology Experiences for Students and
Teachers (ITEST) Instructional Materials Development (IMD) Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education (NSEE) Presidential Awards Teacher Professional Continuum (TPC) Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
Informal Science Education (ISE)
Promotes the public interest, understanding, and engagement in STEM informal opportunities. Television, films, and radio shows Exhibits and educational programs at museums,
science and technology centers, etc. Educational activities through community and youth-
based programs One-year to five-year projects $50,000 to $3 M
Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
Promotes improvement in undergraduate technological education: (joint program with ESIE & DUE)
Curriculum development Preparation of college faculty and secondary school
teachers Professional development for faculty and teachers Research relating to technician education
Emphasis on two-year colleges Education of technicians for high-technology fields Promotes articulation between two-year and four-year
institutions
Division of UndergraduateEducation (DUE)
Workforce Development Advanced Technological Education (ATE) Computer Science, Engineering & Mathematics
Scholarships (CSEMS) Federal Cyber Service: Scholarship for Service
(SFS) Robert Noyce Scholarship Program STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP) Teacher Professional Continuum (TPC)
Division of UndergraduateEducation (DUE)
Curriculum, Laboratory & Instructional Development
Course, Curriculum & Laboratory Improvement (CCLI)
National STEM Education Digital Library (NSDL) NSF Director's Award for Distinguished Teaching
Scholars (DTS)
NSF Merit Review Criteria
Criteria include:
What is the intellectual merit and quality of the proposed activity?
What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?
Ad hoc/ mail review or Panel Service
Gives you insight into the review process
Allows you to see fundable research proposals
Great service to the community
Ad hoc/ mail review or Panel Service
Gives you insight into the review process
Allows you to see fundable research proposals
Great service to the community