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NSF - Biological Sciences

NSF - Biological Sciences. Sam Scheiner sscheine@nsf.gov National Science Foundation 2005. National Science Board. Office of Inspector General. National Science Foundation Director Deputy Director. Office of the Director Legislative & Public Affairs

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NSF - Biological Sciences

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  1. NSF - Biological Sciences Sam Scheiner sscheine@nsf.gov National Science Foundation 2005

  2. National Science Board Office of Inspector General National Science Foundation Director Deputy Director • Office of the Director • Legislative & Public Affairs • Equal Opportunity Prog. • General Counsel • Integrative Activities • Polar Programs • Directorates • Biological Sciences • Comp. & Info. Science & Engineering • Education & Human Resources • Engineering • Geosciences • Mathematical & Physical Sciences • Social, Behaviorial & Econ. Sciences • Offices • Budget, Finance & Award Management • Information & Resource Management

  3. Divisions in BIO Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) Division of Integrative Organismal Biology (IOB) Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories Environmental and Structural Systems Biomolecular Systems Human Resources Functional and Regulatory Systems Population and Evolutionary Processes Cellular Systems Research Resources Plant Genome Research Program Ecological Biology Behavioral Systems Genes and Genome Systems Ecosystem Science Developmental Systems Division of Emerging Frontiers Directorate for Biological Sciences

  4. DEB Organized into 4 Clusters Division of Environmental Biology Population and Evolutionary Processes Mark Courtney mcourtne@nsf.gov Sam Scheiner sscheine@nsf.gov John Damuth jdamuth@nsf.gov Saran Twombly stwombly@nsf.gov Systematic Biology and Biodiversity Inventories James Rodman jrodman@nsf.gov Judith Skog jskog@nsf.gov Chuck Lydeard clydeard@nsf.gov Juan Carlos Morales jmorales@nsf.gov Ecological Biology Alan Tessier atessier@nsf.gov Catherine Gehring cgehring@nsf.gov Susan Mazer smazer@nsf.gov Jess Zimmerman jzimmerm@nsf.gov Ecosystem Science Henry Gholz hgholz@nsf.gov Mark Walbridge mwalbrid@nsf.gov Martyn Caldwell mcaldwel@nsf.gov

  5. IOB Organized into 4 Clusters Division of Integrative Organismal Biology Behavioral Systems Godfrey Bourne Gary Thompson Diane Witt Jerry Wolff Developmental Systems Paul Farel Susan Lolle Judy Plesset Environmental and Structural Systems Robert Malchow Bill Winner Bill Zamer Functional and Regulatory Systems Dona Boggs Ione Hunt Von Herbing Steve Rodermel

  6. MCB Organized into 3 Clusters Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Cellular Systems Eve Barak Michael Mishkind John Rogers Jermelina Tupas Genes and Genome Systems Pat Dennis Susan Porter Ridley Rita Teutonico Joanne Tornow Biomolecular Systems Parag Chitnis Mona Norcum Kamal Shukla

  7. DBI Organized into 3 Clusters and a Program Division of Biological Infrastructure Instrumentation Related Activities Cluster Gerald Selzer Richard McCourt Helen Hansma Plant Genome Research Program Jane Silverthorne Diane Jofuku Okamuro Anita Klein Training Cluster Carter Kimsey Sally O’Connor Research Resources Cluster Manfred Zorn Elizabeth Blood Christopher Greer

  8. Funding Opportunities Emerging Frontiers

  9. National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) • Foster greater conceptual synthesis in biological evolution • Bring together researchers and educators, extant data and information technology resources. • Develop new tools and cross-disciplinary standards for management of biological information, support data analysis capabilities, and host and curate databases. • Workshops, sabbaticals, postdoctorals

  10. NEON National Ecological Observatory Network NEON infrastructure can address technical issues of: Scale Complexity Interacting Drivers Biological Processes Grand Challenges (NRC 2003) Invasive Species Biodiversity, species composition, and ecosystem functioning Ecological aspects of biogeochemical cycles Ecological implications of climate change Ecology and evolution of infectious disease Ecological Consequences of Land use and habitat alteration Advances for ecology Knowledge Discovery Sensing Forecasting Collaboratory Educational tools Decision Support Contact: Liz Bloodeblood@nsf.gov

  11. The 2010 Project To determine the function of all genes in Arabidopsis thaliana Announcement: NSF 04-510 • Determine the function of all genes in Arabidopsis thaliana by the year 2010 • Conduct creative and innovative research in order to determine the function of a network of genes • Development of critical research tools for Arabidopsis functional genomics Contact: Bio2010@nsf.gov

  12. Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research(FIBR) • Goals: To identify major questions in biology, develop integrative approaches, and integrate scientific concepts and research tools both from within and outside of the biological sciences • Awards made up to $5 Million for up to 5 years. Preliminary proposals due: October 3, 2005 Contact: Chris Greer, cgreer@nsf.gov Announcement: NSF 05-597

  13. Assembling The Tree of Life Project (AToL) Announcement: NSF 04-526 • Constructing a universal Tree of Life for all 1.7 million named species of organisms on earth • Capitalizes on new computational and genomic technologies • Encompasses all microbes, fungi, protists, animals and plants Contact: James Rodman, jrodman@nsf.gov

  14. Ecology of Infectious Diseases (EID) • Joint NSF and NIH initiative • Study how large-scale environmental events alter the risks of emergence of viral, parasitic, or bacterial diseases Deadline: February 10, 2006 Contact: Sam Scheiner, sscheine@nsf.gov Announcement: NSF 03-507

  15. Mathematical Biology Research • Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences(UBM) NSF 04-546 – Deadline: March 29, 2006 • Quantitative Environmental and Integrative Biology (QEIB) NSF 05-602 – Target Dates: Jan 9 and July 9 Contact: Sam Scheiner, sscheine@nsf.gov NSF 04-546; NSF 05-602

  16. Human Interactions • Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems (CNH) • complex interactions among human and natural systems • quantitative, interdisciplinary analyses • NSF 03-597 Deadline: To Be Determined • Human and Social Dynamics (HSD) • understanding the dynamics of human action and development • interdisciplinary • NSF 05-520 Deadline: Anticipated for Fall 2006 Deadlines: To Be Determined Contact: Tom Baerwald, tbaerwal@nsf.gov NSF 03-597; NSF 05-520

  17. Research Coordination Networks(RCN) • Goal: To encourage interactions among scientists to create new research directions or advance a field • Awards will range from $50,000 to $100,000 per year for up to 5 years Target Date: last Monday in June Contact: Alan Tessier atessier@nsf.gov Announcement: NSF 05-569

  18. Funding Opportunities Ongoing Core Activities

  19. Target dates for unsolicited proposals in DEB, IOB & MCB January 9 to 12 July 9 to 12 Or next business day if date is a weekend or holiday

  20. Funding Opportunities Division of Environmental Biology

  21. Continuation of Core Panels in DEB We are accepting proposals as usual in the core areas: Biodiversity Surveys and Inventories (BS&I) Ecological Biology Ecosystem Science Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Long-Term Research in Environmental Biology (LTREB) Population And Evolutionary Processes (PEP) Systematic Biology

  22. Opportunities for Promoting Understanding through Synthesis OPUS • Encourage and provide the means to produce integrated analysis and interpretation of a body of research by an individual or team of investigators. • Provide an account that chronicles how stages of research led to cohesive understanding. • Generate a new level of insight that points to new directions in research. • 6.5 months salary and fringe benefits for primary PI; up to $25,000 non-PI salary costs, over 2 years. Target Dates: Jan 9th and July 9th annually Contact: Mark Courtney, mcourtne@nsf.gov Announcement: NSF 05-572

  23. Partnerships For Enhancing Expertise In Taxonomy Announcement: NSF 00-140 • Training new generations of taxonomists • Translate current expertise into electronic databases • Monographic research and computer infrastructure • Next competition, March 2007 • Please see the announcement for more details. Contact: James Rodman, jrodman@nsf.gov

  24. Funding Opportunities Division of Integrative Organismal Biology

  25. Division of Integrative Organismal Biology (IOB) • Supports research aimed at understanding the living organism -- plant, animal, microbe --as a unit of biological organization • Behavioral Systems • Developmental Systems • Environmental and Structural Systems • Functional and Regulatory Systems

  26. IOB: Behavioral Systems Cluster • 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

  27. IOB: Developmental Systems Cluster • 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. 

  28. IOB: Environmental and Structural Systems Cluster • Focuses on the function and evolution of organisms in their physiochemical and biotic environments • physiological ecology, • functional morphology, • animal sensation and movement, • molecular bases of tissue biomechanical properties, • environmental genomics. 

  29. IOB: Functional and Regulatory Systems Cluster • 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. 

  30. Funding Opportunities Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences

  31. Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) • Supports research and related activities that contribute to a fundamental understanding of life processes at the molecular, subcellular, and cellular levels • Biomolecular Systems • Cellular Systems • Genes and Genome Systems

  32. MCB: Biomolecular Systems Cluster Structure, function, dynamics, interactions, and interconversions of biological molecules • 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

  33. MCB: Cellular Systems Cluster Structure, function, and regulation of plant, animal and microbial cells, and their interactions with the environment and with one another • Studies of the structure, function, and assembly of cellular elements, including eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell walls and envelopes • Intracellular and transmembrane signal transduction mechanisms and cell-cell signaling processes, including those that occur in biofilms

  34. MCB: Gene and Genome Systems Cluster Genomes and genetic mechanisms in all organisms, whether prokaryote, eukaryote, phage, or virus • Structure, maintenance, expression, transfer, and stability of genetic information in DNA, RNA, and proteins and how those processes are regulated • Genome organization, molecular and cellular evolution, replication, recombination, repair, and vertical and lateral transmission of heritable information • Processes that mediate and regulate gene expression, such as chromatin structure, epigenetic phenomena, transcription, RNA processing, editing and degradation, and translation.

  35. Funding Opportunities Division of Biological Infrastructure

  36. Continuation of Core Panels in DBI We are accepting proposals as usual in the core areas: • Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biological Informatics • Starter Grants for Postdoctoral Fellows in Microbial Biology • Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology • Biological Databases and Informatics • Biological Research Collections • Improvements in Facilities, Communications and Equipment at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories • Instrument Development for Biological Research • Living Stock Collections

  37. Major Research Instrumentation Program(MRI) • 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: 4th Thursday in January, annually Contact: Dragana Brzakovic dbrzakov@nsf.gov Announcement: NSF 05-515

  38. Multi-User Biological Equipment and Instrumentation Resources • Provides support for the purchase of major items • Requests can be $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 •  30% of the total acquisition cost must be shared by the PI’s institution Suspended for Budgetary Reasons Deadline: 1st Monday in October, annually Announcement: NSF 05-534

  39. NSF 05-603: Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) • Target Date: November 1, 2005 • Opportunities • Genome-Enabled Plant Research (GEPR) • Translational Research from Model Systems (TRMS) • Tools and Resources for Plant Genome Research (TRPGR) New!

  40. Significant Program Changes • The proposal submission deadline has been changed to a target date • Only one proposal will be accepted from an investigator as a principal investigator or a co-principal investigator in response to the new Program Solicitation • There are new proposal categories designed to encourage individual and small groups of investigators to apply !

  41. Funding Opportunities Development of Expertise

  42. Postdoctoral Research Fellowships Biological Informatics • Address important scientific questions in biology • Include a strong linkage between computer, information, computational science and biology • Develop computational, statistical, and other tools in the collection, organization, dissemination, and use of information to solve problems in biology Deadline: April 10, 2006 Contact: Carter Kimsey, ckimsey@nsf.gov Announcement: NSF 04-539

  43. Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants(DDIG) • Division of Environmental Biology and Integrative Organismal Biology (Behavioral Systems only) • Must pass candidacy by the deadline • Funds research-related costs only • Recent changes: • increased upper limit to $12,000 • allows travel to meetings Deadline: 3rd Friday in November, annually Contact: Dr. Mark Courtney, mcourtne@nsf.gov Announcement: NSF 02-173

  44. Research in Undergraduate Institutions(RUI) • Support high quality research by faculty with active involvement of undergraduate students • Strengthen the research environment in academic departments that are oriented primarily toward undergraduate instruction Target Date: Same as core programs Announcement: NSF 00-144

  45. Research Opportunity Award (ROA) • Supplementary funding through ongoing NSF research grants • Allows faculty at predominantly undergraduate institutions to participate in research activities under the aegis of NSF-supported investigators Consult with the Program Director of your particular NSF award. Announcement: NSF 05-548

  46. Research Experiences for Teachers(RET) • Supplements to current NSF Awards • Helps 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 Consult with the Program Director of your particular NSF award. Announcement: NSF 05-524

  47. Research Experiences for Undergraduates(REU) • REU Sites or REU supplements to PIs with existing awards • Intended to attract and retain undergraduates in mathematics, science and engineering • Incorporates active research experience Consult with the Program Director of your particular NSF award. Announcement: NSF 05-592

  48. Funding Opportunities Increasing Diversity

  49. Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships • Supports training and research in the areas of biology and social, behavioral, and economic sciences • Offers travel grants for graduate students to visit prospective sponsors • Provides starter research grants for Fellows • NSF hosts an annual meeting of Fellows and their mentors Deadline: December 5, 2005 Contact: Carter Kimsey, ckimsey@nsf.gov Announcement: NSF 00-139

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