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| Grantee |
Amount |
Date |
 | Harvard University, Office of Sponsored Programs
Ann Pearson Investigator Award | $2,032,000 | May 2013 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $2,032,000 | May 2013 |
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Purpose
In support of achieving a deeper understanding of the links between ecosystem structure, function, and long-term stability by using isotope-enabled methods to illuminate the availability of energy and nutrients to marine microbes. | | Max Planck Society, Institute for Marine Microbiology
Nicole Dubilier Investigator Award | $2,161,000 | May 2013 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $2,161,000 | May 2013 |
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Purpose
In support of obtaining a deeper understanding of the function and metabolism of the wide array of microbes that drive chemosynthetic primary production in marine environments through their symbioses with marine invertebrates. | | Rutgers University, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
Kay Bidle Investigator Award | $1,720,000 | May 2013 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $1,720,000 | May 2013 |
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Purpose
In support of elucidating the fundamental principles that govern small-scale interactions between viruses and their microbial hosts, microbes and information-containing molecules, and microbes and the ocean environment—and the subsequent manifestation of these interactions on marine ecosystem processes. | | San Diego State University Research Foundation
Forest Rohwer Investigator Award | $2,225,000 | May 2013 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $2,225,000 | May 2013 |
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Purpose
In support of the development of functional genomic analyses of unknown viral genes and new technologies to measure small amounts of heat arising from virus-host interactions that will provide new insights into the roles of viruses in coral and marine snow ecosystems. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 26 mo. | $447,698 | Oct. 2007 |
Purpose
This grant to the San Diego State University adds two new metagenomic datasets to CAMERA, and establishes procedures to integrate externally-developed analytical methods of broad utility to the marine microbiology community into CAMERA LABS, an open access experimental web-based environment for testing of new bioinformatics tools. Outputs include new tools to enhance the community's ability to interpret metagenomic data and new visualization capability to CAMERA to allow users to better represent and understand how microbial communities respond to environmental variations. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $1,003,100 | Nov. 2004 |
Purpose
This grant to San Diego State University supports research in the laboratory of Dr. Rohwer into the genomics and evolutionary relationships of viruses. The work includes the sequencing of viral metagenomes from environmental samples. Outcomes for this grant include completion of 25 to 50 viral metagenomes sequences, discovery of common viral ancestor and creation of viral metabolomes to serve as the metabolic "fingerprints" of viral communities, and construction of online genome analysis tools. | | University of Hawaii Foundation
David Karl Investigator Award | $2,102,000 | May 2013 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $2,102,000 | May 2013 |
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Purpose
In support of research to advance knowledge regarding the pathways, rates, and controls of the microbial phosphorus cycle and its inextricable linkages with the carbon and nitrogen cycles. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $2,135,000 | May 2013 |
Purpose
In support of research to advance knowledge of microbial dynamics in time and space using newly emerging robotic sampling technologies, and of nutrient transformations on particulate organic matter using genomics and cultivation techniques. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 37 mo. | $1,137,029 | Nov. 2011 |
Purpose
This grant will support the design and development of a mobile science laboratory, a new learning environment that will stimulate science education across Hawaii. Funding will be used to design and construct the mobile science learning platform, develop curriculum, training and staffing plans, transport and implement the lab in a variety of communities, and evaluate the project’s effectiveness. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 40 mo. | $453,578 | Apr. 2010 |
Purpose
For the Hawai'i Microbial Oceanography Summer Course, one of five coupled grants that will train the next generation of microbial ecologists in non-traditional, immersive academic environments that emphasize cross-disciplinary collaboration and cutting-edge analytical techniques. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 24 mo. | $1,181,111 | Sep. 2008 |
Purpose
This grant to the University of Hawaii Foundation supports scientists at the University of Hawaii, Hilo to examine DNA sequence data from several endemic groups of plants and insects on Hawaii Island and neighboring islands to establish the parameters under which the DNA Barcoding method succeeds as a system of species identification for recently derived (young) species. The evolutionary age gradient of the Hawaiian Islands, anchored by the young and highly species-rich Hawaii Island, renders the archipelago an ideal location for testing the utility of DNA barcoding for species of a range of known ages. The project will focus on several well characterized, endemic groups of plants and insects that possess high species richness on Hawaii Island and representative species on older islands. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 49 mo. | $3,796,946 | May 2008 |
Purpose
For continued research in the laboratory of Senior Investigator Dr. David M. Karl. The objectives of this grant are to quantify solar energy capture and transduction, and to improve understanding of essential bio-elemental cycles and sequestration of atmospheric carbon by the microbially-mediated oceanic biological carbon pump. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 25 mo. | $670,789 | Apr. 2008 |
Purpose
This grant to the University of Hawaii Foundation supports the work of the Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii, to teach the culture, history, and scientific wisdom of Hawaii’s people and its connection to Western science, especially astronomy on Mauna Kea. It provides funds for 50% of K-12 students on the island of Hawaii to participate in school field trips to Imiloa. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $1,995,400 | Oct. 2007 |
Purpose
This grant to the University of Hawaii Foundation will provide support for some of the University’s most high priority equipment needs and the development of a new facility for ocean science. This facility, within the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) will not only benefit the University of Hawaii but will provide the necessary research infrastructure for many visiting scientists. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $450,000 | Sep. 2006 |
Purpose
To cover the cost of 4 gliders to be used for remote monitoring of marine ecosystems. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 60 mo. | $3,850,000 | May 2004 |
Purpose
This grant to the University of Hawaii's Department of Oceanography supports the research of Dr. Karl into the genetic diversity and physiological capacity of microbes in the ocean. Outcomes for this grant include construction of rDNA tools to track dynamic populations, descriptions of short-time population dynamics, definition of community composition factors, and a refined ocean ecosystem model. | | University of Hawaii Foundation
Edward DeLong Investigator Award | $2,135,000 | May 2013 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $2,135,000 | May 2013 |
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Purpose
In support of research to advance knowledge of microbial dynamics in time and space using newly emerging robotic sampling technologies, and of nutrient transformations on particulate organic matter using genomics and cultivation techniques. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $2,102,000 | May 2013 |
Purpose
In support of research to advance knowledge regarding the pathways, rates, and controls of the microbial phosphorus cycle and its inextricable linkages with the carbon and nitrogen cycles. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 37 mo. | $1,137,029 | Nov. 2011 |
Purpose
This grant will support the design and development of a mobile science laboratory, a new learning environment that will stimulate science education across Hawaii. Funding will be used to design and construct the mobile science learning platform, develop curriculum, training and staffing plans, transport and implement the lab in a variety of communities, and evaluate the project’s effectiveness. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 40 mo. | $453,578 | Apr. 2010 |
Purpose
For the Hawai'i Microbial Oceanography Summer Course, one of five coupled grants that will train the next generation of microbial ecologists in non-traditional, immersive academic environments that emphasize cross-disciplinary collaboration and cutting-edge analytical techniques. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 24 mo. | $1,181,111 | Sep. 2008 |
Purpose
This grant to the University of Hawaii Foundation supports scientists at the University of Hawaii, Hilo to examine DNA sequence data from several endemic groups of plants and insects on Hawaii Island and neighboring islands to establish the parameters under which the DNA Barcoding method succeeds as a system of species identification for recently derived (young) species. The evolutionary age gradient of the Hawaiian Islands, anchored by the young and highly species-rich Hawaii Island, renders the archipelago an ideal location for testing the utility of DNA barcoding for species of a range of known ages. The project will focus on several well characterized, endemic groups of plants and insects that possess high species richness on Hawaii Island and representative species on older islands. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 49 mo. | $3,796,946 | May 2008 |
Purpose
For continued research in the laboratory of Senior Investigator Dr. David M. Karl. The objectives of this grant are to quantify solar energy capture and transduction, and to improve understanding of essential bio-elemental cycles and sequestration of atmospheric carbon by the microbially-mediated oceanic biological carbon pump. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 25 mo. | $670,789 | Apr. 2008 |
Purpose
This grant to the University of Hawaii Foundation supports the work of the Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii, to teach the culture, history, and scientific wisdom of Hawaii’s people and its connection to Western science, especially astronomy on Mauna Kea. It provides funds for 50% of K-12 students on the island of Hawaii to participate in school field trips to Imiloa. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $1,995,400 | Oct. 2007 |
Purpose
This grant to the University of Hawaii Foundation will provide support for some of the University’s most high priority equipment needs and the development of a new facility for ocean science. This facility, within the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) will not only benefit the University of Hawaii but will provide the necessary research infrastructure for many visiting scientists. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $450,000 | Sep. 2006 |
Purpose
To cover the cost of 4 gliders to be used for remote monitoring of marine ecosystems. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 60 mo. | $3,850,000 | May 2004 |
Purpose
This grant to the University of Hawaii's Department of Oceanography supports the research of Dr. Karl into the genetic diversity and physiological capacity of microbes in the ocean. Outcomes for this grant include construction of rDNA tools to track dynamic populations, descriptions of short-time population dynamics, definition of community composition factors, and a refined ocean ecosystem model. | | University of Southern California, Office of Research
Jed Fuhrman Investigator Award | $2,093,000 | May 2013 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $2,093,000 | May 2013 |
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Purpose
In support of research to investigate how nutrient inputs, predators, and viral infection simultaneously work control microbial communities and their activities. | | University of Washington, Office of Sponsored Programs
E. Virginia Armbrust Investigator Award | $2,126,000 | May 2013 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $2,126,000 | May 2013 |
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Purpose
In support of research to identify key interactions within microbial communities that influence the distribution and abundance of diatoms with impact on biogeochemical cycles. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $1,123,000 | May 2013 |
Purpose
In support of obtaining an improved understanding of microbe–particle–chemical interactions in the dark ocean and their impact on biogeochemical cycles based on novel models that cross the ocean’s spatial and temporal scales. | | University of Washington, Office of Sponsored Programs
Curtis Deutsch Investigator Award | $1,123,000 | May 2013 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $1,123,000 | May 2013 |
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Purpose
In support of obtaining an improved understanding of microbe–particle–chemical interactions in the dark ocean and their impact on biogeochemical cycles based on novel models that cross the ocean’s spatial and temporal scales. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $2,126,000 | May 2013 |
Purpose
In support of research to identify key interactions within microbial communities that influence the distribution and abundance of diatoms with impact on biogeochemical cycles. | | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Makoto Saito Investigator Award | $2,161,000 | May 2013 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $2,161,000 | May 2013 |
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Purpose
In support of obtaining deeper knowledge of major biogeochemically relevant proteins to inform a mechanistic understanding of global marine biogeochemical cycles. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 42 mo. | $2,423,000 | Sep. 2012 |
Purpose
In support of investigating how certain molecules that microbes use to communicate with one another influence microbial interactions and nutrient cycling in the North Atlantic Ocean. The effort focuses on how "signaling" molecules influence the dynamics of laboratory cultures and natural blooms of microeukaryotic phytoplankton (diatoms and coccolithophores) in the ocean and thus how these molecules may have profound effects on the ocean’s elemental cycles in ways previously not imagined by the scientific community. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $883,441 | Aug. 2012 |
Purpose
In support of developing new protocols to detect the products of microbial metabolism in seawater to understand the influence of marine microbial communities and their activities on the chemical composition of their surroundings. The new procedures will enable researchers to quantify the abundance of these molecules that serve as the currency of nutrient flow among the studied microbes. The project also includes a needs assessment to define the nature and scope of a community resource database for storing and comparing profiles of metabolism products. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 40 mo. | $1,923,758 | Jul. 2012 |
Purpose
In support of the development of laboratory and field-based experimental systems for characterizing the roles of microbial physiology, ecology and biogeochemistry in the cycling of dissolved organic matter in the oligotrophic ocean. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $1,125,081 | Nov. 2010 |
Purpose
To enable a greater understanding of trace metals and metalloenzymes in oceanic biogeochemical cycles. By combining cutting-edge proteomic tools with trace metal analysis techniques, this project aims to advance the understanding of biogeochemical cycles by identifying and quantifying the abundance of key microbial metalloenzymes in oxygen minimum zones concurrently with trace metal analyses. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 26 mo. | $252,165 | Oct. 2010 |
Purpose
In support of engineering, testing, and deploying a novel sampling system for mineral particles and microbial cells that preserves the delicate chemical and genetic features of the samples at the time of collection. This equipment will enable high precision spatial and temporal observations in a range of aquatic environments to further the research community's understanding of complex microbial and geochemical interactions. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 31 mo. | $2,170,431 | Sep. 2010 |
Purpose
In support of advances in imaging informatics in the field of oceanography. Funding supports new knowledge about marine ecosystems through innovative informatics approaches, which infuse data integration capabilities into ocean sensor systems and are designed via scientist-informaticist partnerships. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 37 mo. | $927,412 | May 2008 |
Purpose
In support of identifying dissolved organic compounds produced by one group of marine microbes (photoautotrophs) and consumed by other groups of marine microbes (heterotrophs) to better understand the links between marine microbial diversity, metabolism, and biogeochemical cycles. Dissolved organic compounds from controlled laboratory culture experiments will provide proof of concept and support for later environmental field sample compound identification with the ultimate goal of linking dissolved organic material composition to marine microbial metabolism and diversity in the environment. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $1,556,735 | Oct. 2006 |
Purpose
To develop in situ sorting and observational technologies of individual phytoplankton cells. Outputs include time-series deployments of the FlowCytobot and Imaging FlowCytobot instruments and enhancements to the technologies that automate their ability to identify, sort, and assess the physiological status of phytoplankton cells. These flow cytometry tools will provide a deeper understanding of the regulation of phytoplankton species composition and their photosynthetic productivity. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $500,000 | Oct. 2006 |
Purpose
To cover the cost of 2 mass spectrometry instruments for the analysis of oceanic dissolved organic carbon. | | California Institute of Technology, Division of Geology and Planetary Sciences
Cracking open the microbial sulfur cycle using novel stable isotope approaches | $2,260,000 | Mar. 2013 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 42 mo. | $2,260,000 | Mar. 2013 |
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Purpose
To support the development of novel and innovative methods to crack open the black box of the microbial sulfur cycle using isotopic tracers. The new microanalytical methods developed will allow for unprecedented levels of inquiry into near seafloor cycling of sulfur by microbial communities using high-precision, high sensitivity measurements of sulfur-containing metabolic products. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 41 mo. | $2,000,000 | Oct. 2011 |
Purpose
The California Institute of Technology, in collaboration with the University of Washington and the University of California at Berkeley, will analyze the past 80 years of earthquakes in southern California to improve rupture forecasts, and develop both ground-level and building-specific shaking algorithms to determine when automatic shutdown of industrial processes could mitigate serious damage or injury. The knowledge gained will contribute to the development of a west coast prototype earthquake early warning system capable of providing robust advance warning—ranging from tens of seconds to minutes—of the size, extent and timing of imminent earthquakes. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 38 mo. | $725,325 | Jun. 2011 |
Purpose
This grant to the California Institute of Technology is to develop new techniques to characterize images taken from space to monitor long term changes in the Earth’s surface at fine spatial and temporal scales. Funding will support a core team to develop the technique, analyze large image datasets acquired by a suite of instruments over multiple decades, and apply them to two case studies to detect very small changes in the Earth’s surface due to seismic-volcanic and landslide processes. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $650,000 | Mar. 2005 |
Purpose
This grant supports research in the Caltech laboratory of Dr. Orphan. Her interests include microbial community structure and function in deep subsurface habitats, marine sediments, oil and gas seeps, and early Earth analog environments. Outcomes for this grant include documentation of the flow of carbon and nitrogen through microbial assemblages using novel methods, detection of metabolic gene expression in uncultured archaea and bacteria, and analysis of complex microbial communities using state-of-the-art, high-resolution technologies. | | J. Craig Venter Institute
A new community resource for comparing complex microbial gene expression patterns | $374,000 | Nov. 2012 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 18 mo. | $374,000 | Nov. 2012 |
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In support of completing the integration of a new tool (PhyloMetarep) into the Community Cyberinfrastructure for Advanced Microbial Ecology Research and Analysis (CAMERA) to allow the marine microbial ecology research community to quantify and compare the gene expression patterns of marine microeukaryotes. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 25 mo. | $2,035,789 | Aug. 2007 |
Purpose
The sequences produced through this grant will give insight into new genes and proteins, novel life forms, and how life is possible under unique environmental conditions. The data will be released into the public domain as part of the Community Cyberinfrastructure for Advanced Microbial Ecology Research and Analysis (CAMERA). | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $900,000 | Oct. 2006 |
Purpose
The J. Craig Venter Institute will use this grant to perform metagenomic surveys of biofilm microbial communities and associated planktonic populations in Botany Bay, Australia. Grant outputs include the generation and annotation of over 1.2 million sequencing lanes of DNA sequence data, and the prompt public release of these data to a public DNA sequence data repository. This effort is expected to assess the microbial diversity in biofilm communities that inhabit the surfaces of sponges and macroalgae and may lead to the discovery of novel bioactive compounds. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 24 mo. | $1,750,000 | Oct. 2006 |
Purpose
The J. Craig Venter Institute will use this grant to survey the metagenomes of 17 marine environments stretching across the Indian Ocean and two sites in French Polynesia. Grant outputs include the generation and annotation of 2.5 million sequencing lanes of DNA sequence data, which will be submitted to the CAMERA database. This effort will assess microbial diversity at very large spatial scales and will complement previous metagenomic surveys carried out at the scale of ocean basins. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 24 mo. | $8,956,000 | Sep. 2004 |
Purpose With this grant, the J. Craig Venter Institute is collaborating with the larger community of marine microbiology researchers to sequence the genomes of at least 155 marine microbes. The goal of this project is to greatly increase the number of whole genome sequences of ecologically relevant marine microorganisms, both to provide scaffolds for ongoing environmental metagenomic analyses and to foster ecogenomic comparative studies. Once genome sequences are completed, they are made publicly available through GenBank and CAMERA. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 6 mo. | $4,248,400 | Jan. 2004 |
Purpose
The J. Craig Venter Institute used this grant to support a marine microbial sampling expedition across the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. | | Oregon State University, Office of Sponsored Programs
How the food preferences of coastal microorganisms shape marine elemental cycles | $893,000 | Oct. 2012 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 42 mo. | $893,000 | Oct. 2012 |
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In support of a creating a deeper understanding of how the food choices of marine microbes contribute to carbon cycling off of the coast of California. High precision isotope techniques and molecular biology methods will be combined in new ways to characterize the flow of nutrients in marine microbial ecosystems to identify which microbes prefer which types of food molecules and how microeukaryote–bacterium food web interactions influence carbon use patterns. | | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Exploring the consequences of microbial communications on bloom dynamics and nutrient cycling in the North Atlantic Ocean | $2,423,000 | Sep. 2012 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 42 mo. | $2,423,000 | Sep. 2012 |
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Purpose
In support of investigating how certain molecules that microbes use to communicate with one another influence microbial interactions and nutrient cycling in the North Atlantic Ocean. The effort focuses on how "signaling" molecules influence the dynamics of laboratory cultures and natural blooms of microeukaryotic phytoplankton (diatoms and coccolithophores) in the ocean and thus how these molecules may have profound effects on the ocean’s elemental cycles in ways previously not imagined by the scientific community. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $2,161,000 | May 2013 |
Purpose
In support of obtaining deeper knowledge of major biogeochemically relevant proteins to inform a mechanistic understanding of global marine biogeochemical cycles. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $883,441 | Aug. 2012 |
Purpose
In support of developing new protocols to detect the products of microbial metabolism in seawater to understand the influence of marine microbial communities and their activities on the chemical composition of their surroundings. The new procedures will enable researchers to quantify the abundance of these molecules that serve as the currency of nutrient flow among the studied microbes. The project also includes a needs assessment to define the nature and scope of a community resource database for storing and comparing profiles of metabolism products. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 40 mo. | $1,923,758 | Jul. 2012 |
Purpose
In support of the development of laboratory and field-based experimental systems for characterizing the roles of microbial physiology, ecology and biogeochemistry in the cycling of dissolved organic matter in the oligotrophic ocean. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $1,125,081 | Nov. 2010 |
Purpose
To enable a greater understanding of trace metals and metalloenzymes in oceanic biogeochemical cycles. By combining cutting-edge proteomic tools with trace metal analysis techniques, this project aims to advance the understanding of biogeochemical cycles by identifying and quantifying the abundance of key microbial metalloenzymes in oxygen minimum zones concurrently with trace metal analyses. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 26 mo. | $252,165 | Oct. 2010 |
Purpose
In support of engineering, testing, and deploying a novel sampling system for mineral particles and microbial cells that preserves the delicate chemical and genetic features of the samples at the time of collection. This equipment will enable high precision spatial and temporal observations in a range of aquatic environments to further the research community's understanding of complex microbial and geochemical interactions. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 31 mo. | $2,170,431 | Sep. 2010 |
Purpose
In support of advances in imaging informatics in the field of oceanography. Funding supports new knowledge about marine ecosystems through innovative informatics approaches, which infuse data integration capabilities into ocean sensor systems and are designed via scientist-informaticist partnerships. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 37 mo. | $927,412 | May 2008 |
Purpose
In support of identifying dissolved organic compounds produced by one group of marine microbes (photoautotrophs) and consumed by other groups of marine microbes (heterotrophs) to better understand the links between marine microbial diversity, metabolism, and biogeochemical cycles. Dissolved organic compounds from controlled laboratory culture experiments will provide proof of concept and support for later environmental field sample compound identification with the ultimate goal of linking dissolved organic material composition to marine microbial metabolism and diversity in the environment. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $1,556,735 | Oct. 2006 |
Purpose
To develop in situ sorting and observational technologies of individual phytoplankton cells. Outputs include time-series deployments of the FlowCytobot and Imaging FlowCytobot instruments and enhancements to the technologies that automate their ability to identify, sort, and assess the physiological status of phytoplankton cells. These flow cytometry tools will provide a deeper understanding of the regulation of phytoplankton species composition and their photosynthetic productivity. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $500,000 | Oct. 2006 |
Purpose
To cover the cost of 2 mass spectrometry instruments for the analysis of oceanic dissolved organic carbon. | | University of Chicago, Department of Geophysical Sciences
Quantifying nutrient-virus-phytoplankton interactions and their impacts on marine biogeochemistry | $2,453,121 | Sep. 2012 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 40 mo. | $2,453,121 | Sep. 2012 |
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In support of research that addresses how nutrient availability affects viral dynamics, the contributions of viral genes to nutrient uptake by the hosts during infection, and the chemical composition of nutrients released from host cells during viral infection. | | University of British Columbia, Botany Department
Uncovering the complex nutritional modes of microbial eukaryotes | $1,461,571 | Aug. 2012 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 42 mo. | $1,461,571 | Aug. 2012 |
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In support of research using molecular and experimental approaches to shed light on common yet poorly understood nutritional modes of microbial eukaryotes. | | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Identifying and quantifying new markers of microbially mediated nutrient flow in the ocean | $883,441 | Aug. 2012 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $883,441 | Aug. 2012 |
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In support of developing new protocols to detect the products of microbial metabolism in seawater to understand the influence of marine microbial communities and their activities on the chemical composition of their surroundings. The new procedures will enable researchers to quantify the abundance of these molecules that serve as the currency of nutrient flow among the studied microbes. The project also includes a needs assessment to define the nature and scope of a community resource database for storing and comparing profiles of metabolism products. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $2,161,000 | May 2013 |
Purpose
In support of obtaining deeper knowledge of major biogeochemically relevant proteins to inform a mechanistic understanding of global marine biogeochemical cycles. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 42 mo. | $2,423,000 | Sep. 2012 |
Purpose
In support of investigating how certain molecules that microbes use to communicate with one another influence microbial interactions and nutrient cycling in the North Atlantic Ocean. The effort focuses on how "signaling" molecules influence the dynamics of laboratory cultures and natural blooms of microeukaryotic phytoplankton (diatoms and coccolithophores) in the ocean and thus how these molecules may have profound effects on the ocean’s elemental cycles in ways previously not imagined by the scientific community. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 40 mo. | $1,923,758 | Jul. 2012 |
Purpose
In support of the development of laboratory and field-based experimental systems for characterizing the roles of microbial physiology, ecology and biogeochemistry in the cycling of dissolved organic matter in the oligotrophic ocean. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $1,125,081 | Nov. 2010 |
Purpose
To enable a greater understanding of trace metals and metalloenzymes in oceanic biogeochemical cycles. By combining cutting-edge proteomic tools with trace metal analysis techniques, this project aims to advance the understanding of biogeochemical cycles by identifying and quantifying the abundance of key microbial metalloenzymes in oxygen minimum zones concurrently with trace metal analyses. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 26 mo. | $252,165 | Oct. 2010 |
Purpose
In support of engineering, testing, and deploying a novel sampling system for mineral particles and microbial cells that preserves the delicate chemical and genetic features of the samples at the time of collection. This equipment will enable high precision spatial and temporal observations in a range of aquatic environments to further the research community's understanding of complex microbial and geochemical interactions. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 31 mo. | $2,170,431 | Sep. 2010 |
Purpose
In support of advances in imaging informatics in the field of oceanography. Funding supports new knowledge about marine ecosystems through innovative informatics approaches, which infuse data integration capabilities into ocean sensor systems and are designed via scientist-informaticist partnerships. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 37 mo. | $927,412 | May 2008 |
Purpose
In support of identifying dissolved organic compounds produced by one group of marine microbes (photoautotrophs) and consumed by other groups of marine microbes (heterotrophs) to better understand the links between marine microbial diversity, metabolism, and biogeochemical cycles. Dissolved organic compounds from controlled laboratory culture experiments will provide proof of concept and support for later environmental field sample compound identification with the ultimate goal of linking dissolved organic material composition to marine microbial metabolism and diversity in the environment. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $1,556,735 | Oct. 2006 |
Purpose
To develop in situ sorting and observational technologies of individual phytoplankton cells. Outputs include time-series deployments of the FlowCytobot and Imaging FlowCytobot instruments and enhancements to the technologies that automate their ability to identify, sort, and assess the physiological status of phytoplankton cells. These flow cytometry tools will provide a deeper understanding of the regulation of phytoplankton species composition and their photosynthetic productivity. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $500,000 | Oct. 2006 |
Purpose
To cover the cost of 2 mass spectrometry instruments for the analysis of oceanic dissolved organic carbon. | | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Investigating dissolved organic matter in the microbial loop | $1,923,758 | Jul. 2012 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 40 mo. | $1,923,758 | Jul. 2012 |
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In support of the development of laboratory and field-based experimental systems for characterizing the roles of microbial physiology, ecology and biogeochemistry in the cycling of dissolved organic matter in the oligotrophic ocean. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $2,161,000 | May 2013 |
Purpose
In support of obtaining deeper knowledge of major biogeochemically relevant proteins to inform a mechanistic understanding of global marine biogeochemical cycles. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 42 mo. | $2,423,000 | Sep. 2012 |
Purpose
In support of investigating how certain molecules that microbes use to communicate with one another influence microbial interactions and nutrient cycling in the North Atlantic Ocean. The effort focuses on how "signaling" molecules influence the dynamics of laboratory cultures and natural blooms of microeukaryotic phytoplankton (diatoms and coccolithophores) in the ocean and thus how these molecules may have profound effects on the ocean’s elemental cycles in ways previously not imagined by the scientific community. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $883,441 | Aug. 2012 |
Purpose
In support of developing new protocols to detect the products of microbial metabolism in seawater to understand the influence of marine microbial communities and their activities on the chemical composition of their surroundings. The new procedures will enable researchers to quantify the abundance of these molecules that serve as the currency of nutrient flow among the studied microbes. The project also includes a needs assessment to define the nature and scope of a community resource database for storing and comparing profiles of metabolism products. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $1,125,081 | Nov. 2010 |
Purpose
To enable a greater understanding of trace metals and metalloenzymes in oceanic biogeochemical cycles. By combining cutting-edge proteomic tools with trace metal analysis techniques, this project aims to advance the understanding of biogeochemical cycles by identifying and quantifying the abundance of key microbial metalloenzymes in oxygen minimum zones concurrently with trace metal analyses. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 26 mo. | $252,165 | Oct. 2010 |
Purpose
In support of engineering, testing, and deploying a novel sampling system for mineral particles and microbial cells that preserves the delicate chemical and genetic features of the samples at the time of collection. This equipment will enable high precision spatial and temporal observations in a range of aquatic environments to further the research community's understanding of complex microbial and geochemical interactions. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 31 mo. | $2,170,431 | Sep. 2010 |
Purpose
In support of advances in imaging informatics in the field of oceanography. Funding supports new knowledge about marine ecosystems through innovative informatics approaches, which infuse data integration capabilities into ocean sensor systems and are designed via scientist-informaticist partnerships. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 37 mo. | $927,412 | May 2008 |
Purpose
In support of identifying dissolved organic compounds produced by one group of marine microbes (photoautotrophs) and consumed by other groups of marine microbes (heterotrophs) to better understand the links between marine microbial diversity, metabolism, and biogeochemical cycles. Dissolved organic compounds from controlled laboratory culture experiments will provide proof of concept and support for later environmental field sample compound identification with the ultimate goal of linking dissolved organic material composition to marine microbial metabolism and diversity in the environment. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $1,556,735 | Oct. 2006 |
Purpose
To develop in situ sorting and observational technologies of individual phytoplankton cells. Outputs include time-series deployments of the FlowCytobot and Imaging FlowCytobot instruments and enhancements to the technologies that automate their ability to identify, sort, and assess the physiological status of phytoplankton cells. These flow cytometry tools will provide a deeper understanding of the regulation of phytoplankton species composition and their photosynthetic productivity. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $500,000 | Oct. 2006 |
Purpose
To cover the cost of 2 mass spectrometry instruments for the analysis of oceanic dissolved organic carbon. | | J. David Gladstone Institutes
Global mapping of microbial functions: The Environmental Niche Atlas | $1,513,352 | Jun. 2012 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 41 mo. | $1,513,352 | Jun. 2012 |
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In support of the development of predictive models of the global distributions of marine microbes based on functional potential and protein expression patterns in addition to their taxonomy - an Environmental Niche Atlas - to determine the biogeography of marine microbes and their roles in the world’s oceans. | | Marine Biological Laboratory
Modeling how virus-microbe interactions influence carbon flow at a deep-sea volcano | $2,258,548 | May 2012 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 42 mo. | $2,258,548 | May 2012 |
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In support of investigating the microbial ecosystems that thrive at a deep-sea volcano to model the rates of their activities, their influence on carbon flow beneath the seafloor, and how that influence is altered by viral infection. The effort will use observations from laboratory and shipboard experiments to query the responses of subseafloor microbial communities to nutrient additions performed live on the seafloor using newly engineered instruments. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 40 mo. | $549,278 | Apr. 2010 |
Purpose
In support of the Microbial Diversity Summer Course, one of five coupled grants intended to train the next generation of microbial ecologists in non-traditional, immersive academic environments that emphasize cross-disciplinary collaboration and cutting-edge analytical techniques. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 28 mo. | $277,500 | Sep. 2007 |
Purpose
This grant to the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is intended to expand the pool of new international scholars specializing in microbial diversity and ecology through the support of the MBL Microbial Diversity Course. These researchers will be trained in the use of state-of-the art technologies to develop and carry out independent microbiology research investigations, consistent with the mid and long-term Initiative objective of interdisciplinary training of new scientists. Research investigations will result in publicly accessible publications and presentations of novel research findings at international microbiology conventions. | | University of East Anglia
Deciphering the role of marine microbial communities in recycling the smallest carbon nutrients | $1,249,063 | May 2012 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 42 mo. | $1,249,063 | May 2012 |
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In support of developing and applying cutting-edge molecular ecology methods to create a deeper understanding of how microorganisms that rely on small carbon molecules for food are active in deep and shallow marine habitats. The new knowledge is expected to shed light on the consequences of the activities of these microbes on oceanic carbon cycling. | | University of Southern California, Department of Biological Sciences
Understanding the ecological significance of microorganisms with plant-like and animal-like nutritional styles in marine ecosystems | $1,292,289 | May 2012 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 55 mo. | $1,292,289 | May 2012 |
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In support of generating new fundamental understanding of how marine microbes that use both animal-like and plant-like nutritional modes thrive in marine ecosystems, and their ecological significance in oceanic food webs. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 23 mo. | $3,900,000 | Nov. 2007 |
Purpose
This grant to the University of Southern California will provide funds to accomplish the major technical engineering, installation of the physical framework, and instrument acquisition needed to set up the seafloor and subseafloor observatory systems at North Pond in the Atlantic Ocean. This instrumentation infrastructure will supplement the proposed drilling operations which include coring sediment and basalt and establishing the physical and technological framework for long-term manipulative experiments and measurements for this system. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $68,988 | Jun. 2006 |
Purpose
The University of Southern California will use this grant to conduct a global survey of the diversity of single-celled microbial eukaryotes (protists), a vastly understudied aspect of marine microbial diversity. Outputs include the generation of 1000 full length 18S ribosomal RNA sequences from each of twelve diverse marine sites and ecological and phylogenetic analyses of the DNA sequences and associated metadata. This project will provide a deeper understanding of protist diversity, ecology, biogeography, and globally dominant genotypes. | | National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Modeling ocean microbial ecology and nutrient cycling based on evolutionary principles | $645,583 | Mar. 2012 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 42 mo. | $645,583 | Mar. 2012 |
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In support of applying a high power computational approach to modeling ocean ecosystems to generate and test hypotheses about the relationships between microbial functioning and nutrient cycling. The models will enable a deeper understanding of existing distributions of nutrients and marine microbes and generate future predictions of marine microbial diversity and activity in the global oceans. | | Harvard University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Fingerprinting the stable isotope patterns of microbial proteins | $716,186 | Oct. 2011 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 42 mo. | $716,186 | Oct. 2011 |
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In support of developing new analytical methods to examine, at an unprecedented level of detail, the natural stable isotope patterns of microbial proteins. When linked to bacterial, archaeal and microeukaryote diversity information, these patterns will illuminate microbial metabolisms and functions unable to be detected previously. | | Universidad de Concepción, Departamento de Oceanografía
Ecology and Diversity of Marine Microbiology Course (ECODIM VII) | $66,334 | Aug. 2011 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 8 mo. | $66,334 | Aug. 2011 |
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This grant supports the Ecology and Diversity of Marine Microbiology Course VII that will take place in the austral summer of 2012 in Las Cruces, Chile. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $285,000 | Sep. 2010 |
Purpose
To procure scientific laboratory and field equipment to replace a subset of the equipment damaged during the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile on February 27, 2010. | | University of California, San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Closely interacting microbes as hotspots of biogeochemical activity | $867,414 | Jun. 2011 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 38 mo. | $867,414 | Jun. 2011 |
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The grant to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography supports investigating how closely coupled marine microorganisms interact physically and exchange nutrient molecules. By combining new microscopy tools with molecular and isotope techniques, this project aims to advance understanding of the mechanisms that drive biogeochemical cycles in the surface ocean. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 50 mo. | $1,370,000 | Nov. 2012 |
Purpose
In support of designing and building a new autonomous underwater vehicle with new capabilities for identifying and quantifying the abundance of the tiny marine animals – zooplankton – using pictures and sound. The instrument will observe zooplankton using cutting-edge optical imaging and acoustic sensors while simultaneously measuring the physical and biological properties of the ocean to collectively provide new insights into the distribution and behavior of these animals that form a critical component of the marine food web. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 16 mo. | $261,847 | Nov. 2010 |
Purpose
In support of enhancing communication and collaboration between managers, shellfish industry representatives, and scientists to respond to the evolving threats posed by ocean acidification along the U.S. West Coast. Funding will be used to design an effective and sustainable ocean acidification monitoring system that builds upon current efforts and addresses pressing needs of the shellfish industry and the scientific community. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 33 mo. | $768,674 | Oct. 2010 |
Purpose
To support a multi-institution effort to assess the impacts of ocean acidification at Palmyra Atoll. The funding will be used to determine how numerous species respond to natural variability in ocean pH and temperature present across the Atoll, an environment with few other local stressors. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $730,000 | Oct. 2010 |
Purpose
To procure leading-edge, next-generation microscopes to enable new science through technology. The new instruments will enable investigations of microbial interactions and associations that influence biogeochemical processes. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $660,446 | Oct. 2007 |
Purpose
This grant supports the University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institute of Oceanography to purchase and install a multi-frequency acoustic system and single-warp mid-water trawl to assess and sample mid- to higher-trophic levels during research cruises within the U.S. West Coast Ecosystem to inform fisheries management. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $842,058 | Nov. 2005 |
Purpose
Scripps Institution is using this grant for two related marine microbe projects. Outcomes for this grant include performance of field and lab studies on the microbial ecology of coral mucus layers and application of imaging to determine the sources, composition, and distribution of marine organic particles. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $1,408,850 | Dec. 2004 |
Purpose
This grant to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography funds the purchase of instruments and equipment for research and monitoring of the U.S. West Coast ecosystem off Southern California. The research conducted by Scripps will lead to a better understanding of the hydrographic structure and variability of the system and the dynamics of plankton communities there. Outcomes for this grant include deployment of four Spray gliders, Moving Vessel Profiler, and SeaSoar (autonomous devices for measuring and recording oceanographic data) in California waters. | | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Metalloenzymes as indicators of ocean biogeochemical processes | $1,125,081 | Nov. 2010 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $1,125,081 | Nov. 2010 |
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To enable a greater understanding of trace metals and metalloenzymes in oceanic biogeochemical cycles. By combining cutting-edge proteomic tools with trace metal analysis techniques, this project aims to advance the understanding of biogeochemical cycles by identifying and quantifying the abundance of key microbial metalloenzymes in oxygen minimum zones concurrently with trace metal analyses. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $2,161,000 | May 2013 |
Purpose
In support of obtaining deeper knowledge of major biogeochemically relevant proteins to inform a mechanistic understanding of global marine biogeochemical cycles. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 42 mo. | $2,423,000 | Sep. 2012 |
Purpose
In support of investigating how certain molecules that microbes use to communicate with one another influence microbial interactions and nutrient cycling in the North Atlantic Ocean. The effort focuses on how "signaling" molecules influence the dynamics of laboratory cultures and natural blooms of microeukaryotic phytoplankton (diatoms and coccolithophores) in the ocean and thus how these molecules may have profound effects on the ocean’s elemental cycles in ways previously not imagined by the scientific community. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $883,441 | Aug. 2012 |
Purpose
In support of developing new protocols to detect the products of microbial metabolism in seawater to understand the influence of marine microbial communities and their activities on the chemical composition of their surroundings. The new procedures will enable researchers to quantify the abundance of these molecules that serve as the currency of nutrient flow among the studied microbes. The project also includes a needs assessment to define the nature and scope of a community resource database for storing and comparing profiles of metabolism products. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 40 mo. | $1,923,758 | Jul. 2012 |
Purpose
In support of the development of laboratory and field-based experimental systems for characterizing the roles of microbial physiology, ecology and biogeochemistry in the cycling of dissolved organic matter in the oligotrophic ocean. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 26 mo. | $252,165 | Oct. 2010 |
Purpose
In support of engineering, testing, and deploying a novel sampling system for mineral particles and microbial cells that preserves the delicate chemical and genetic features of the samples at the time of collection. This equipment will enable high precision spatial and temporal observations in a range of aquatic environments to further the research community's understanding of complex microbial and geochemical interactions. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 31 mo. | $2,170,431 | Sep. 2010 |
Purpose
In support of advances in imaging informatics in the field of oceanography. Funding supports new knowledge about marine ecosystems through innovative informatics approaches, which infuse data integration capabilities into ocean sensor systems and are designed via scientist-informaticist partnerships. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 37 mo. | $927,412 | May 2008 |
Purpose
In support of identifying dissolved organic compounds produced by one group of marine microbes (photoautotrophs) and consumed by other groups of marine microbes (heterotrophs) to better understand the links between marine microbial diversity, metabolism, and biogeochemical cycles. Dissolved organic compounds from controlled laboratory culture experiments will provide proof of concept and support for later environmental field sample compound identification with the ultimate goal of linking dissolved organic material composition to marine microbial metabolism and diversity in the environment. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $1,556,735 | Oct. 2006 |
Purpose
To develop in situ sorting and observational technologies of individual phytoplankton cells. Outputs include time-series deployments of the FlowCytobot and Imaging FlowCytobot instruments and enhancements to the technologies that automate their ability to identify, sort, and assess the physiological status of phytoplankton cells. These flow cytometry tools will provide a deeper understanding of the regulation of phytoplankton species composition and their photosynthetic productivity. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $500,000 | Oct. 2006 |
Purpose
To cover the cost of 2 mass spectrometry instruments for the analysis of oceanic dissolved organic carbon. | | University of Michigan, Department of Geological Sciences
Unveiling the microbial communities that underpin deep-sea biogeochemistry | $1,718,987 | Oct. 2010 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 37 mo. | $1,718,987 | Oct. 2010 |
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To investigate and model the dynamics of whole microbial communities that inhabit distinct geochemical provinces in the deep sea associated with seafloor volcanic activity. The research aims to improve understanding of how these microbial communities regulate the flow of energy and nutrients from beneath the seafloor into the deep ocean and how these communities respond to natural environmental perturbations. | | National Center for Genome Resources
Marine Microbial Eukaryote Transcriptome Sequencing Pipeline | $1,936,955 | Sep. 2010 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 20 mo. | $1,936,955 | Sep. 2010 |
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To support the sequencing and performing basic characterizations of the gene content of numerous marine microbial eukaryotes. Funding will be used to analyze the expressed genes in approximately 750 samples collected from a wide diversity of organisms. The resulting sequence data and associated metadata will be made publicly available. | | University of Delaware, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Resource for analysis of viral metagenomes | $533,639 | Sep. 2010 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 26 mo. | $533,639 | Sep. 2010 |
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In support of integrating a novel suite of bioinformatic tools for analyzing viral metagenomic datasets into a major public DNA sequence analysis platform. The funding will be used to improve the Viral Informatics Resource for Metagenome Exploration and transition it into the Community Cyberinfrastructure for Advanced Microbial Ecology Research and Analysis. | | Universidad de Concepción, Departamento de Oceanografía
Equipment for Scientific Research | $285,000 | Sep. 2010 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $285,000 | Sep. 2010 |
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To procure scientific laboratory and field equipment to replace a subset of the equipment damaged during the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile on February 27, 2010. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 8 mo. | $66,334 | Aug. 2011 |
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This grant supports the Ecology and Diversity of Marine Microbiology Course VII that will take place in the austral summer of 2012 in Las Cruces, Chile. | | University of Arizona, Sponsored Projects Services
Dynamics of viruses and their microbial hosts | $1,649,267 | Aug. 2010 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 42 mo. | $1,649,267 | Aug. 2010 |
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In support of developing and applying novel virus ecology approaches that enable deeper investigations of the structure and activities of natural marine virus communities and the linkages between viruses and their microbial hosts. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 30 mo. | $273,169 | May 2012 |
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In support of developing a computational system for the dynamic visualization and sharing of epigenomic data from plants, which will stimulate international data sharing and result in new knowledge on how plants control the expression of genes. | | Pennsylvania State University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Summer Courses Dedicated Sequencing Pipeline | $766,296 | May 2010 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 28 mo. | $766,296 | May 2010 |
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To create a dedicated "next generation" DNA sequencing pipeline for five microbial diversity summer courses supported by MMI. Students in those courses will learn to generate and interpret sequence data from advanced sequencing technologies. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 25 mo. | $599,000 | Sep. 2012 |
Purpose
In support of the development and use of cutting-edge genomics technologies to address both recovery efforts for the California condor and fundamental evolutionary questions. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $1,008,000 | Aug. 2008 |
Purpose
This grant will be used by Pennsylvania State University (Penn State University) to support the "Save the Devil" breeding Project. The Tasmanian Devil is under threat of extinction due to an unusual highly infectious facial tumor. The goal of the grant is to generate a draft version of the Tasmanian Devil genome (DNA sequence. This information will be used by scientists and nature conservationists to tackle the cause, route and ultimate prevention of this devastating infectious cancer and to reestablish the Tasmanian Devil population. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 25 mo. | $2,036,298 | Oct. 2007 |
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This grant to Pennsylvania State University will be used to increase publicly-available marine microbial DNA sequence information through the creation of a dedicated "next generation" marine microbiology DNA sequencing resource. A pyrosequencing instrument, technical support and required reagents for 75 project runs will support a two-year "experimental sequencing" pipeline dedicated to MMI grantees. New knowledge and DNA sequence information from genomics and metagenomics projects will be deposited into CAMERA for public access. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 24 mo. | $184,446 | May 2006 |
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This grant to Pennsylvania State University supports a metagenomics comparative study. Outcomes for this grant include preparation of small and large insert libraries and DNA sequence via chain termination and GS20 methods, and analysis of the data and comparison of the results between library and library-less DNA preparations.
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DNA sequencing equipment for microbial analyses | $550,000 | Apr. 2010 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $550,000 | Apr. 2010 |
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For the acquisition of a next generation DNA sequencing platform to enable important advances in the field of marine microbial ecology. This grant is part of a multi-grant strategy to expand the diversity and capacity of DNA sequencing technologies available to marine microbial ecology researchers. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 40 mo. | $1,684,076 | May 2012 |
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In support of a coordinated program among Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and The Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics to demonstrate interaction-free measurements with electrons, which if successful will form the basic principles for future development of an electron microscope based on quantum physics—a quantum electron microscope. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 49 mo. | $4,539,188 | May 2008 |
Purpose
In support of research in the laboratory of Senior Investigator Dr. Sallie (Penny) W. Chisholm on the ecology of Prochlorococcus, a major group of primary producers in the upper ocean, and its mechanisms of evolution. The outcomes of this grant include a deeper understanding of ecological differentiation among various groups of Prochlorococcus and how they interact with co-occurring heterotrophic bacteria and infective viruses. Key physiological and time series data are expected to be generated and supplied to ecosystem models. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 49 mo. | $4,705,729 | May 2008 |
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In support of research in the laboratory of Senior Investigator Dr. Edward F. DeLong on the dynamics of the composition and gene expression patterns of planktonic microbial communities. The outcomes of this grant include a deeper understanding of how bacterial and archaeal populations change in space and time in natural and perturbed marine systems, how microbes communicate with each other in ocean environments, and how widely distributed genes of important ecological function impact marine biogeochemical cycles. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 60 mo. | $5,350,000 | Jul. 2004 |
Purpose
This grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology supports the research of Dr. DeLong into the genetic diversity of planktonic marine bacteria and archaea. Outcomes for this grant include characterization of the genomes and genomic variability of dominant planktonic bacteria and archaea, integration of biogeochemical and genomic evolutionary theories, creation of a metabolic and biogeochemical model of microbe communities, and the tracking of microbe populations by DNA. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 60 mo. | $5,500,000 | Jul. 2004 |
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This grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology supports the work of Dr. Chisholm into the ecology and evolution of the marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus. Commonly called blue-green algae, cyanobacteria are among the largest and most important groups of bacteria alive today. Outcomes for this grant include explanation of the ecotype genomics and diversity of the marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus, definition of Prochlorococcus ecotype growth factors, and examination of the relative fitnesses of mixed culture strains. | | Marine Biological Laboratory
MBL Microbial Diversity Summer Course | $549,278 | Apr. 2010 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 40 mo. | $549,278 | Apr. 2010 |
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In support of the Microbial Diversity Summer Course, one of five coupled grants intended to train the next generation of microbial ecologists in non-traditional, immersive academic environments that emphasize cross-disciplinary collaboration and cutting-edge analytical techniques. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 42 mo. | $2,258,548 | May 2012 |
Purpose
In support of investigating the microbial ecosystems that thrive at a deep-sea volcano to model the rates of their activities, their influence on carbon flow beneath the seafloor, and how that influence is altered by viral infection. The effort will use observations from laboratory and shipboard experiments to query the responses of subseafloor microbial communities to nutrient additions performed live on the seafloor using newly engineered instruments. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 28 mo. | $277,500 | Sep. 2007 |
Purpose
This grant to the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is intended to expand the pool of new international scholars specializing in microbial diversity and ecology through the support of the MBL Microbial Diversity Course. These researchers will be trained in the use of state-of-the art technologies to develop and carry out independent microbiology research investigations, consistent with the mid and long-term Initiative objective of interdisciplinary training of new scientists. Research investigations will result in publicly accessible publications and presentations of novel research findings at international microbiology conventions. | | Stanford University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Hopkins Microbiology Summer Course | $478,197 | Apr. 2010 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 40 mo. | $478,197 | Apr. 2010 |
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In support of the Hopkins Microbiology Summer Course, one of five coupled grants that will train the next generation of microbial ecologists in non-traditional, immersive academic environments that emphasize cross-disciplinary collaboration and cutting-edge analytical techniques. | | University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology
BIOS Summer Course | $392,501 | Apr. 2010 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 40 mo. | $392,501 | Apr. 2010 |
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In support of the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences Summer Course, one of five coupled grants that will train the next generation of microbial ecologists in non-traditional, immersive academic environments that emphasize cross-disciplinary collaboration and cutting-edge analytical techniques. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $1,391,737 | Sep. 2004 |
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This grant supports UC Santa Barbara's purchase of instruments and equipment for coral reef research and monitoring in Moorea (French Polynesia). The National Science Foundation recently designated Moorea as a Long-Term Ecological Research site. Outcomes for this grant include deployment of ecological research instrumentation on Moorea. | | University of Hawaii Foundation
Hawai’i Microbial Oceanography Summer Course | $453,578 | Apr. 2010 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 40 mo. | $453,578 | Apr. 2010 |
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For the Hawai'i Microbial Oceanography Summer Course, one of five coupled grants that will train the next generation of microbial ecologists in non-traditional, immersive academic environments that emphasize cross-disciplinary collaboration and cutting-edge analytical techniques. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $2,102,000 | May 2013 |
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In support of research to advance knowledge regarding the pathways, rates, and controls of the microbial phosphorus cycle and its inextricable linkages with the carbon and nitrogen cycles. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $2,135,000 | May 2013 |
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In support of research to advance knowledge of microbial dynamics in time and space using newly emerging robotic sampling technologies, and of nutrient transformations on particulate organic matter using genomics and cultivation techniques. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 37 mo. | $1,137,029 | Nov. 2011 |
Purpose
This grant will support the design and development of a mobile science laboratory, a new learning environment that will stimulate science education across Hawaii. Funding will be used to design and construct the mobile science learning platform, develop curriculum, training and staffing plans, transport and implement the lab in a variety of communities, and evaluate the project’s effectiveness. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 24 mo. | $1,181,111 | Sep. 2008 |
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This grant to the University of Hawaii Foundation supports scientists at the University of Hawaii, Hilo to examine DNA sequence data from several endemic groups of plants and insects on Hawaii Island and neighboring islands to establish the parameters under which the DNA Barcoding method succeeds as a system of species identification for recently derived (young) species. The evolutionary age gradient of the Hawaiian Islands, anchored by the young and highly species-rich Hawaii Island, renders the archipelago an ideal location for testing the utility of DNA barcoding for species of a range of known ages. The project will focus on several well characterized, endemic groups of plants and insects that possess high species richness on Hawaii Island and representative species on older islands. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 49 mo. | $3,796,946 | May 2008 |
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For continued research in the laboratory of Senior Investigator Dr. David M. Karl. The objectives of this grant are to quantify solar energy capture and transduction, and to improve understanding of essential bio-elemental cycles and sequestration of atmospheric carbon by the microbially-mediated oceanic biological carbon pump. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 25 mo. | $670,789 | Apr. 2008 |
Purpose
This grant to the University of Hawaii Foundation supports the work of the Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii, to teach the culture, history, and scientific wisdom of Hawaii’s people and its connection to Western science, especially astronomy on Mauna Kea. It provides funds for 50% of K-12 students on the island of Hawaii to participate in school field trips to Imiloa. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $1,995,400 | Oct. 2007 |
Purpose
This grant to the University of Hawaii Foundation will provide support for some of the University’s most high priority equipment needs and the development of a new facility for ocean science. This facility, within the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) will not only benefit the University of Hawaii but will provide the necessary research infrastructure for many visiting scientists. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $450,000 | Sep. 2006 |
Purpose
To cover the cost of 4 gliders to be used for remote monitoring of marine ecosystems. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 60 mo. | $3,850,000 | May 2004 |
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This grant to the University of Hawaii's Department of Oceanography supports the research of Dr. Karl into the genetic diversity and physiological capacity of microbes in the ocean. Outcomes for this grant include construction of rDNA tools to track dynamic populations, descriptions of short-time population dynamics, definition of community composition factors, and a refined ocean ecosystem model. | | University of Southern California, Department of Earth Sciences
Geobiology Summer Course | $400,500 | Apr. 2010 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 40 mo. | $400,500 | Apr. 2010 |
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For the Geobiology Summer Course, one of five coupled grants that will train the next generation of microbial ecologists in non-traditional, immersive academic environments that emphasize cross-disciplinary collaboration and cutting-edge analytical techniques. | | University of Georgia Research Foundation
Microbial community function along a tropical river-to-ocean continuum | $2,406,020 | Jan. 2010 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 39 mo. | $2,406,020 | Jan. 2010 |
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In support of developing a systems-level understanding of microbially mediated elemental cycles along the lower reach of the Amazon River and its marine plume. This integrative program will collect microbial community structure and function data along the river-to-ocean continuum and develop a novel model that incorporates these data with other biological, chemical and physical information, to enable predictions of carbon sequestration as a function of the dynamic chemical composition of the Amazon River. | | University of California, Los Angeles Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Modeling Seasonal Oxygen Minimum Zones | $538,838 | Aug. 2009 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 43 mo. | $538,838 | Aug. 2009 |
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To develop open-source, evidence-based, predictive ecosystem models of the physical and biological factors that contribute to the intensity, scale, and duration of seasonal oxygen minimum zones. These predictive models will also explore how seasonal low-oxygen environments are likely to respond to future environmental change and the possible consequences for microbially mediated global biogeochemical cycles. | | Broad Institute
Marine Phage, Virus and Virome Sequencing Pipeline | $1,707,423 | Jun. 2009 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 26 mo. | $1,707,423 | Jun. 2009 |
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To support the sequencing and performing basic characterizations of marine phage and virus genomes and the genomic content of environmental marine virus assemblages. The marine phage and virus ecology research community at large will benefit from this sequencing and annotation pipeline that is expected to result in public access to approximately 200 novel viral genome sequences, 50 unique viral metagenomes, and numerous detailed environmental measurements that characterize the habitats from which the viruses and metagenomes were collected. | | Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Ocean Acidification/Marine Microbes Workshop | $50,469 | Jan. 2009 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 5 mo. | $50,469 | Jan. 2009 |
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The Plymouth Marine Laboratory will use these funds to convene a workshop of preeminent scientific experts to discuss the effect of ocean acidification on the global services provided by marine microbes. The primary objective of the workshop is to develop a white paper that identifies research priorities aimed to advance the scientific understanding of the impacts of ocean acidification on marine microbes. | | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Broad Institute
Marine Phage, Virus and Virome Sequencing Pipeline | $1,999,649 | Nov. 2008 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 26 mo. | $1,999,649 | Nov. 2008 |
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This grant will provide support to the Broad Institute to sequence and perform basic characterizations of marine phage and virus genomes and the genomic content of environmental marine virus assemblages. The marine phage and virus ecology research community at large will benefit from this sequencing and annotation pipeline that is expected to result in public access to approximately 200 novel viral genome sequences, 50 unique viral metagenomes, and numerous detailed environmental measurements that characterize the habitats from which the viruses and metagenomes were collected. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 13 mo. | $716,286 | Jul. 2007 |
Purpose
This is a development grant to the MIT Broad Institute for time and cost effective phage and viral sequencing technology, in preparation for a potential large-scale marine phage and virus sequencing project. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $366,688 | May 2006 |
Purpose
The Broad Institute will use this grant for the sequencing and automated assembly of 150 fosmids and 75 bacterial artificial chromosomes (outputs) to complement the Marine Microbiology Initiative’s metagenomics efforts. Several collaborators from the research community will submit environmental DNA samples from which, after passing quality control standards, clone libraries will be generated using the Broad Institute’s Genome Sequencing Platform. Raw sequence data will be submitted to an appropriate data repository, and sequence data will be assembled into contiguous DNA sequence strings and provided to the collaborators. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 6 mo. | $152,671 | Feb. 2006 |
Purpose
With this grant, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Broad Institute is developing methods for sequencing marine viruses. Outcomes for this grant include development, optimization, and validation of a specialized methodology for amplifying marine bacteriophage and viral genomes. | | Oregon State University, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
Two-year time-series study of seasonal coastal hypoxia | $5,000,306 | Sep. 2008 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $5,000,306 | Sep. 2008 |
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To support characterization of the microbial responses to two distinct seasonal oxygen minimum zone environments and to establish the geological history of oxygenation at each site. The proposed effort aims to describe the chemical and physical nature of seasonal oxygen minimum zones off the coasts of central Chile and Oregon, to identify similarities and differences between their pelagic microbial assemblages and biogeochemical processes, and to determine the long-term variability of oxygenation in these regions. The conclusions will be synthesized in an inter-disciplinary manner across the fields of marine microbial ecology, physical oceanography, biogeochemistry and paleoceanography. | | Oregon State University, Department of Microbiology
Lab of Stephen J. Giovannoni, PhD | $3,115,070 | Sep. 2008 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 49 mo. | $3,115,070 | Sep. 2008 |
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In support of research in the laboratory of Senior Investigator Dr. Stephen J. Giovannoni on the dynamics of a key group of marine planktonic microorganisms that require external sources of carbon for food and energy. This abundant, ecologically important group of bacteria will be studied with respect to its composition, gene and protein expression patterns, genome content, and nutritional requirements. The outcomes of this grant include a deeper understanding of how populations of these bacteria change in space and time in natural marine systems, how they have evolved to cope with low nutrient levels, and how this ubiquitous and numerically predominant group impacts marine biogeochemical cycles. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 60 mo. | $3,237,000 | Nov. 2004 |
Purpose
This grant to the Oregon State University supports research conducted in the laboratory of Dr. Giovannoni—a recognized expert on the cultivation of marine microbes from the natural ocean environment. Dr. Giovannoni and his team successfully cultured SAR 11, an elusive bacterial group now called Pelagibacter ubique, which are some of the smallest (billions fit into a teaspoon) and most abundant organisms on Earth. Outcomes for this grant include improved marine microbe lab culture success and the description of Pelagibacter nutrient limiting factors and proteomics. | | University of Georgia Foundation
Lab of Mary Ann Moran, PhD | $3,131,704 | Sep. 2008 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 49 mo. | $3,131,704 | Sep. 2008 |
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For research in the laboratory of Senior Investigator Dr. Mary Ann Moran on the genetic underpinnings of bacterial sulfur and carbon cycling in the coastal ocean, understand the role of marine bacteria in sustaining productivity of the coastal ocean and the formation and flux of climatically active gases containing sulfur and carbon. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 60 mo. | $2,668,000 | Sep. 2004 |
Purpose
This grant to the University of Georgia Foundation supports the research of Dr. Mary Ann Moran, a leading expert on oceanic sulfur cycles. Outcomes for this grant include deepened understanding of the global sulfur cycle and exploration of the taxonomic and functional dynamics of marine microbial communities, and the ecosystem-scale implications of microbial interactions. | | University of Washington, School of Oceanography
Lab of E. Virginia Armbrust, PhD | $4,010,449 | Sep. 2008 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 49 mo. | $4,010,449 | Sep. 2008 |
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For research in the laboratory of Senior Investigator Dr. E. Virginia Armbrust to understand how marine diatoms respond and adapt to environmental change. The objectives are to investigate the role of the environment in maintaining diatom diversity and, in turn, the role of diatoms in maintaining marine ecosystems. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 26 mo. | $350,000 | Nov. 2012 |
Purpose
In support of developing a strategy and implementation plan to catalyze the creation of a durable network of students, local communities, and scientists to collect data that document the long-term changes in the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the Amazon River and the ecosystem services they afford. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 24 mo. | $117,450 | Feb. 2006 |
Purpose
This grant to the University of Washington, School of Oceanography supports a flow cytometry collaboration. Outcomes for this grant include increased sensitivity of flow cytometry equipment specifically for marine microbiology research.
| Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 60 mo. | $4,110,300 | Sep. 2004 |
Purpose
This grant to the University of Washington supports the research of Dr. Armbrust into the genomics and physiology of diatoms. Diatoms play a major role in marine ecology and in facilitating the flow of nitrogen, carbon, and energy in the oceans. Outcomes for this grant include identification of the molecular basis of diatom toxin production, explanation of the adaptation of microbial communities to local environments and the environmental causes for toxic diatom blooms, and application of diatom genomics to the understanding of carbon and nitrogen metabolism. | | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Dissolved organic matter and microbial diversity | $927,412 | May 2008 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 37 mo. | $927,412 | May 2008 |
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In support of identifying dissolved organic compounds produced by one group of marine microbes (photoautotrophs) and consumed by other groups of marine microbes (heterotrophs) to better understand the links between marine microbial diversity, metabolism, and biogeochemical cycles. Dissolved organic compounds from controlled laboratory culture experiments will provide proof of concept and support for later environmental field sample compound identification with the ultimate goal of linking dissolved organic material composition to marine microbial metabolism and diversity in the environment. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $2,161,000 | May 2013 |
Purpose
In support of obtaining deeper knowledge of major biogeochemically relevant proteins to inform a mechanistic understanding of global marine biogeochemical cycles. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 42 mo. | $2,423,000 | Sep. 2012 |
Purpose
In support of investigating how certain molecules that microbes use to communicate with one another influence microbial interactions and nutrient cycling in the North Atlantic Ocean. The effort focuses on how "signaling" molecules influence the dynamics of laboratory cultures and natural blooms of microeukaryotic phytoplankton (diatoms and coccolithophores) in the ocean and thus how these molecules may have profound effects on the ocean’s elemental cycles in ways previously not imagined by the scientific community. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $883,441 | Aug. 2012 |
Purpose
In support of developing new protocols to detect the products of microbial metabolism in seawater to understand the influence of marine microbial communities and their activities on the chemical composition of their surroundings. The new procedures will enable researchers to quantify the abundance of these molecules that serve as the currency of nutrient flow among the studied microbes. The project also includes a needs assessment to define the nature and scope of a community resource database for storing and comparing profiles of metabolism products. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 40 mo. | $1,923,758 | Jul. 2012 |
Purpose
In support of the development of laboratory and field-based experimental systems for characterizing the roles of microbial physiology, ecology and biogeochemistry in the cycling of dissolved organic matter in the oligotrophic ocean. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $1,125,081 | Nov. 2010 |
Purpose
To enable a greater understanding of trace metals and metalloenzymes in oceanic biogeochemical cycles. By combining cutting-edge proteomic tools with trace metal analysis techniques, this project aims to advance the understanding of biogeochemical cycles by identifying and quantifying the abundance of key microbial metalloenzymes in oxygen minimum zones concurrently with trace metal analyses. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 26 mo. | $252,165 | Oct. 2010 |
Purpose
In support of engineering, testing, and deploying a novel sampling system for mineral particles and microbial cells that preserves the delicate chemical and genetic features of the samples at the time of collection. This equipment will enable high precision spatial and temporal observations in a range of aquatic environments to further the research community's understanding of complex microbial and geochemical interactions. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 31 mo. | $2,170,431 | Sep. 2010 |
Purpose
In support of advances in imaging informatics in the field of oceanography. Funding supports new knowledge about marine ecosystems through innovative informatics approaches, which infuse data integration capabilities into ocean sensor systems and are designed via scientist-informaticist partnerships. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $1,556,735 | Oct. 2006 |
Purpose
To develop in situ sorting and observational technologies of individual phytoplankton cells. Outputs include time-series deployments of the FlowCytobot and Imaging FlowCytobot instruments and enhancements to the technologies that automate their ability to identify, sort, and assess the physiological status of phytoplankton cells. These flow cytometry tools will provide a deeper understanding of the regulation of phytoplankton species composition and their photosynthetic productivity. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $500,000 | Oct. 2006 |
Purpose
To cover the cost of 2 mass spectrometry instruments for the analysis of oceanic dissolved organic carbon. | | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lab of Sallie W. Chisholm, PhD | $4,539,188 | May 2008 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 49 mo. | $4,539,188 | May 2008 |
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In support of research in the laboratory of Senior Investigator Dr. Sallie (Penny) W. Chisholm on the ecology of Prochlorococcus, a major group of primary producers in the upper ocean, and its mechanisms of evolution. The outcomes of this grant include a deeper understanding of ecological differentiation among various groups of Prochlorococcus and how they interact with co-occurring heterotrophic bacteria and infective viruses. Key physiological and time series data are expected to be generated and supplied to ecosystem models. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 40 mo. | $1,684,076 | May 2012 |
Purpose
In support of a coordinated program among Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and The Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics to demonstrate interaction-free measurements with electrons, which if successful will form the basic principles for future development of an electron microscope based on quantum physics—a quantum electron microscope. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $550,000 | Apr. 2010 |
Purpose
For the acquisition of a next generation DNA sequencing platform to enable important advances in the field of marine microbial ecology. This grant is part of a multi-grant strategy to expand the diversity and capacity of DNA sequencing technologies available to marine microbial ecology researchers. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 49 mo. | $4,705,729 | May 2008 |
Purpose
In support of research in the laboratory of Senior Investigator Dr. Edward F. DeLong on the dynamics of the composition and gene expression patterns of planktonic microbial communities. The outcomes of this grant include a deeper understanding of how bacterial and archaeal populations change in space and time in natural and perturbed marine systems, how microbes communicate with each other in ocean environments, and how widely distributed genes of important ecological function impact marine biogeochemical cycles. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 60 mo. | $5,350,000 | Jul. 2004 |
Purpose
This grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology supports the research of Dr. DeLong into the genetic diversity of planktonic marine bacteria and archaea. Outcomes for this grant include characterization of the genomes and genomic variability of dominant planktonic bacteria and archaea, integration of biogeochemical and genomic evolutionary theories, creation of a metabolic and biogeochemical model of microbe communities, and the tracking of microbe populations by DNA. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 60 mo. | $5,500,000 | Jul. 2004 |
Purpose
This grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology supports the work of Dr. Chisholm into the ecology and evolution of the marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus. Commonly called blue-green algae, cyanobacteria are among the largest and most important groups of bacteria alive today. Outcomes for this grant include explanation of the ecotype genomics and diversity of the marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus, definition of Prochlorococcus ecotype growth factors, and examination of the relative fitnesses of mixed culture strains. | | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lab of Edward F. DeLong, PhD | $4,705,729 | May 2008 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 49 mo. | $4,705,729 | May 2008 |
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In support of research in the laboratory of Senior Investigator Dr. Edward F. DeLong on the dynamics of the composition and gene expression patterns of planktonic microbial communities. The outcomes of this grant include a deeper understanding of how bacterial and archaeal populations change in space and time in natural and perturbed marine systems, how microbes communicate with each other in ocean environments, and how widely distributed genes of important ecological function impact marine biogeochemical cycles. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 40 mo. | $1,684,076 | May 2012 |
Purpose
In support of a coordinated program among Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and The Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics to demonstrate interaction-free measurements with electrons, which if successful will form the basic principles for future development of an electron microscope based on quantum physics—a quantum electron microscope. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $550,000 | Apr. 2010 |
Purpose
For the acquisition of a next generation DNA sequencing platform to enable important advances in the field of marine microbial ecology. This grant is part of a multi-grant strategy to expand the diversity and capacity of DNA sequencing technologies available to marine microbial ecology researchers. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 49 mo. | $4,539,188 | May 2008 |
Purpose
In support of research in the laboratory of Senior Investigator Dr. Sallie (Penny) W. Chisholm on the ecology of Prochlorococcus, a major group of primary producers in the upper ocean, and its mechanisms of evolution. The outcomes of this grant include a deeper understanding of ecological differentiation among various groups of Prochlorococcus and how they interact with co-occurring heterotrophic bacteria and infective viruses. Key physiological and time series data are expected to be generated and supplied to ecosystem models. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 60 mo. | $5,500,000 | Jul. 2004 |
Purpose
This grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology supports the work of Dr. Chisholm into the ecology and evolution of the marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus. Commonly called blue-green algae, cyanobacteria are among the largest and most important groups of bacteria alive today. Outcomes for this grant include explanation of the ecotype genomics and diversity of the marine cyanobacterium Prochlorococcus, definition of Prochlorococcus ecotype growth factors, and examination of the relative fitnesses of mixed culture strains. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 60 mo. | $5,350,000 | Jul. 2004 |
Purpose
This grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology supports the research of Dr. DeLong into the genetic diversity of planktonic marine bacteria and archaea. Outcomes for this grant include characterization of the genomes and genomic variability of dominant planktonic bacteria and archaea, integration of biogeochemical and genomic evolutionary theories, creation of a metabolic and biogeochemical model of microbe communities, and the tracking of microbe populations by DNA. | | University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Ocean Sciences, School of Earth & Marine Science
Lab of Jonathan Zehr, PhD | $3,761,929 | May 2008 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 49 mo. | $3,761,929 | May 2008 |
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For research in the laboratory of Senior Investigator Dr. Jonathan P. Zehr on the microbiological underpinnings of the nitrogen cycle in the ocean. The objectives of this grant are to investigate the microbiology, diversity, physiology, biochemistry, and biogeochemistry of the open ocean nitrogen cycle, including N2 fixation and nitrate assimilation. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $757,876 | Sep. 2012 |
Purpose
In support of participation in the international rapid-response project Japan Trench Fast Drilling Project, which has established the first ever underwater earthquake "observatory" by deep-water drilling at the site of the devastating March 2011 Tohoku megathrust earthquake. Researchers will analyze the temperature and permeability data recovered from the observatory to obtain new fundamental knowledge about physical properties of the fault during a major earthquake and as the fault recovers and prepares for the next event. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 60 mo. | $4,186,000 | Jul. 2004 |
Purpose
This grant to UC Santa Cruz supports the work of Dr. Zehr in the development of remote-sensing probes and sampling procedures for the study of nitrogen-fixing marine microbes. Outcomes for this grant include deployment of remote microbe samplers, construction of probes for, and investigation of, the gene expression of Crocosphaera. | | University of Hawaii Foundation
Lab of David M. Karl, PhD | $3,796,946 | May 2008 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 49 mo. | $3,796,946 | May 2008 |
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For continued research in the laboratory of Senior Investigator Dr. David M. Karl. The objectives of this grant are to quantify solar energy capture and transduction, and to improve understanding of essential bio-elemental cycles and sequestration of atmospheric carbon by the microbially-mediated oceanic biological carbon pump. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $2,135,000 | May 2013 |
Purpose
In support of research to advance knowledge of microbial dynamics in time and space using newly emerging robotic sampling technologies, and of nutrient transformations on particulate organic matter using genomics and cultivation techniques. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $2,102,000 | May 2013 |
Purpose
In support of research to advance knowledge regarding the pathways, rates, and controls of the microbial phosphorus cycle and its inextricable linkages with the carbon and nitrogen cycles. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 37 mo. | $1,137,029 | Nov. 2011 |
Purpose
This grant will support the design and development of a mobile science laboratory, a new learning environment that will stimulate science education across Hawaii. Funding will be used to design and construct the mobile science learning platform, develop curriculum, training and staffing plans, transport and implement the lab in a variety of communities, and evaluate the project’s effectiveness. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 40 mo. | $453,578 | Apr. 2010 |
Purpose
For the Hawai'i Microbial Oceanography Summer Course, one of five coupled grants that will train the next generation of microbial ecologists in non-traditional, immersive academic environments that emphasize cross-disciplinary collaboration and cutting-edge analytical techniques. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 24 mo. | $1,181,111 | Sep. 2008 |
Purpose
This grant to the University of Hawaii Foundation supports scientists at the University of Hawaii, Hilo to examine DNA sequence data from several endemic groups of plants and insects on Hawaii Island and neighboring islands to establish the parameters under which the DNA Barcoding method succeeds as a system of species identification for recently derived (young) species. The evolutionary age gradient of the Hawaiian Islands, anchored by the young and highly species-rich Hawaii Island, renders the archipelago an ideal location for testing the utility of DNA barcoding for species of a range of known ages. The project will focus on several well characterized, endemic groups of plants and insects that possess high species richness on Hawaii Island and representative species on older islands. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 25 mo. | $670,789 | Apr. 2008 |
Purpose
This grant to the University of Hawaii Foundation supports the work of the Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii, to teach the culture, history, and scientific wisdom of Hawaii’s people and its connection to Western science, especially astronomy on Mauna Kea. It provides funds for 50% of K-12 students on the island of Hawaii to participate in school field trips to Imiloa. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $1,995,400 | Oct. 2007 |
Purpose
This grant to the University of Hawaii Foundation will provide support for some of the University’s most high priority equipment needs and the development of a new facility for ocean science. This facility, within the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) will not only benefit the University of Hawaii but will provide the necessary research infrastructure for many visiting scientists. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $450,000 | Sep. 2006 |
Purpose
To cover the cost of 4 gliders to be used for remote monitoring of marine ecosystems. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 60 mo. | $3,850,000 | May 2004 |
Purpose
This grant to the University of Hawaii's Department of Oceanography supports the research of Dr. Karl into the genetic diversity and physiological capacity of microbes in the ocean. Outcomes for this grant include construction of rDNA tools to track dynamic populations, descriptions of short-time population dynamics, definition of community composition factors, and a refined ocean ecosystem model. | | University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Ocean Sciences, Institute of Marine Science
Microbial Environmental Genomic Applications: Modeling, Experimentation and Remote Sensing (MEGAMER) | $4,800,288 | Mar. 2008 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 61 mo. | $4,800,288 | Mar. 2008 |
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In support of identifying relevant probes and testing biological sensors to deploy on remote, in situ ocean observing platforms. The data generated from these studies will be used to inform models developed to evaluate the effects of microorganisms on the Earth's biome, as well as their responses to global environmental changes. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 18 mo. | $195,019 | Oct. 2006 |
Purpose
This grant supports a conference to synthesize existing interdisciplinary scientific knowledge and catalyze the development of scientific initiatives needed to advance ecosystem-based policy and management in the U.S. West Coast. A key result of this conference will be increased communication and collaboration among scientists working on the application of ecosystem-based management along the West Coast of the United States. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $2,183,080 | May 2005 |
Purpose
UC Santa Cruz received this grant to establish the Microbial Genomics Experimentation and Remote Sensing Facility (MGERSF). MGERSF supports and provides a collaborative environment for UC Santa Cruz scientists, visiting scientists, postdoctoral researchers, as well as scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Outcomes for this grant include investigation of the environmental responses of cyanobacteria under typical oceanographic conditions, creation of a prototype instrument for the remote monitoring of cyanobacterial population distribution, productivity, and nitrogen fixation rates in the U.S. West Coast ecosystem. | | University of Washington, Office of the Provost
Deep Genome and Transcript Sequencing of Marine Eukaryotes | $826,657 | Nov. 2007 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 15 mo. | $826,657 | Nov. 2007 |
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The University of Washington will use this grant to purchase cutting-edge deep-coverage DNA sequencing technology, test the capabilities of this new technology for the marine microbiology research community by performing diatom environmental genomics and transcriptomics experiments, and establish a scheme for community use of the resource. This grant is part of a multi-grant strategy to expand the diversity and capacity of DNA sequencing technologies available to marine microbial ecology researchers. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 24 mo. | $741,358 | Sep. 2009 |
Purpose
To increase awareness, knowledge, and practical usage of modern data intensive scalable computing and large scale data management techniques among domain scientists. Funding will support deployment of state-of-the-art scalable data management technologies such as parallel relational databases, parallel data analysis frameworks, and cloud computing services to solve emerging data-intensive science problems. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 10 mo. | $155,282 | Nov. 2007 |
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In support of evaluating the need for and defining the operational structure of a DNA sequencing resource to serve the marine microbiology research community. The effort will determine whether a financially independent and dedicated DNA sequencing resource at the University of Washington can practicably offer high quality DNA sequence data, timely access, and diverse technology options to the marine microbiology research community to meet burgeoning scientific demand. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $2,250,000 | Nov. 2006 |
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To aid in the establishment of the Center for Environmental Genomics. | | Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Development of marine eukaryotic metagenomic methods | $950,351 | Nov. 2007 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 39 mo. | $950,351 | Nov. 2007 |
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The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute will use this grant to support a collaborative team of researchers to address gaps in diversity and ecology of the eukaryotic microorganisms in the sea. Outputs include collection of three size classes of marine microorganisms, development of eukaryotic metagenomics methods, quality control experiments to assess sampling and sequencing biases, and a final synthesis of ecological and sequence data. This intensive molecular and environmental investigation not only requires the development of novel, validated eukaryotic metagenomic tools of broad use to the research community but also aims to decipher key ecological interactions among the larger and particle-attached marine eukaryotes, bacteria and archaea. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 49 mo. | $3,060,000 | Sep. 2010 |
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In support of developing microfluidic chip technology to detect the presence and function of biological organisms in environmental settings. Funding will be used to dramatically increase current analytical throughput (reaction speed and total number of samples), decrease reagent and sample amounts, and to deploy this technology on the Environmental Sample Processor for extended periods in remote locations. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $664,720 | Nov. 2005 |
Purpose
To develop remote instrumentation capabilities for the study of marine microbial diversity by creating a collaborative environment for MBARI and visiting scientists to develop and implement remote instruments for in situ studies of marine microorganisms. The outcomes of this grant include definition of the functional requirements for, construction of, and field testing of a prototype instrument to study marine microbes remotely and in situ. | | University of Washington, Office of the Provost
DNA Sequencing Resource Plan for Marine Microbiology Research | $155,282 | Nov. 2007 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 10 mo. | $155,282 | Nov. 2007 |
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In support of evaluating the need for and defining the operational structure of a DNA sequencing resource to serve the marine microbiology research community. The effort will determine whether a financially independent and dedicated DNA sequencing resource at the University of Washington can practicably offer high quality DNA sequence data, timely access, and diverse technology options to the marine microbiology research community to meet burgeoning scientific demand. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 24 mo. | $741,358 | Sep. 2009 |
Purpose
To increase awareness, knowledge, and practical usage of modern data intensive scalable computing and large scale data management techniques among domain scientists. Funding will support deployment of state-of-the-art scalable data management technologies such as parallel relational databases, parallel data analysis frameworks, and cloud computing services to solve emerging data-intensive science problems. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 15 mo. | $826,657 | Nov. 2007 |
Purpose
The University of Washington will use this grant to purchase cutting-edge deep-coverage DNA sequencing technology, test the capabilities of this new technology for the marine microbiology research community by performing diatom environmental genomics and transcriptomics experiments, and establish a scheme for community use of the resource. This grant is part of a multi-grant strategy to expand the diversity and capacity of DNA sequencing technologies available to marine microbial ecology researchers. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $2,250,000 | Nov. 2006 |
Purpose
To aid in the establishment of the Center for Environmental Genomics. | | Pennsylvania State University, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dedicated Marine Microbiology DNA Sequencing Pipeline | $2,036,298 | Oct. 2007 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 25 mo. | $2,036,298 | Oct. 2007 |
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This grant to Pennsylvania State University will be used to increase publicly-available marine microbial DNA sequence information through the creation of a dedicated "next generation" marine microbiology DNA sequencing resource. A pyrosequencing instrument, technical support and required reagents for 75 project runs will support a two-year "experimental sequencing" pipeline dedicated to MMI grantees. New knowledge and DNA sequence information from genomics and metagenomics projects will be deposited into CAMERA for public access. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 25 mo. | $599,000 | Sep. 2012 |
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In support of the development and use of cutting-edge genomics technologies to address both recovery efforts for the California condor and fundamental evolutionary questions. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 28 mo. | $766,296 | May 2010 |
Purpose
To create a dedicated "next generation" DNA sequencing pipeline for five microbial diversity summer courses supported by MMI. Students in those courses will learn to generate and interpret sequence data from advanced sequencing technologies. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $1,008,000 | Aug. 2008 |
Purpose
This grant will be used by Pennsylvania State University (Penn State University) to support the "Save the Devil" breeding Project. The Tasmanian Devil is under threat of extinction due to an unusual highly infectious facial tumor. The goal of the grant is to generate a draft version of the Tasmanian Devil genome (DNA sequence. This information will be used by scientists and nature conservationists to tackle the cause, route and ultimate prevention of this devastating infectious cancer and to reestablish the Tasmanian Devil population. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 24 mo. | $184,446 | May 2006 |
Purpose
This grant to Pennsylvania State University supports a metagenomics comparative study. Outcomes for this grant include preparation of small and large insert libraries and DNA sequence via chain termination and GS20 methods, and analysis of the data and comparison of the results between library and library-less DNA preparations.
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Interdisciplinary Metagenomics Studies | $1,799,431 | Oct. 2007 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 35 mo. | $1,799,431 | Oct. 2007 |
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In support of the University of California, Davis Genome Center to analyze metagenomic datasets through the development of tools and illustrative use-case scenarios from Community Cyberinfrastructure for Advanced Marine Microbial Ecology Research and Analysis (CAMERA) datasets toward the ultimate goal of predicting responses of microorganisms to environmental change. The methods and results developed through this grant will be made broadly available to the scientific community through the CAMERA platform. | | San Diego State University Research Foundation
CAMERA Bioinformatics Tools Development | $447,698 | Oct. 2007 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 26 mo. | $447,698 | Oct. 2007 |
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This grant to the San Diego State University adds two new metagenomic datasets to CAMERA, and establishes procedures to integrate externally-developed analytical methods of broad utility to the marine microbiology community into CAMERA LABS, an open access experimental web-based environment for testing of new bioinformatics tools. Outputs include new tools to enhance the community's ability to interpret metagenomic data and new visualization capability to CAMERA to allow users to better represent and understand how microbial communities respond to environmental variations. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 66 mo. | $2,225,000 | May 2013 |
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In support of the development of functional genomic analyses of unknown viral genes and new technologies to measure small amounts of heat arising from virus-host interactions that will provide new insights into the roles of viruses in coral and marine snow ecosystems. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $1,003,100 | Nov. 2004 |
Purpose
This grant to San Diego State University supports research in the laboratory of Dr. Rohwer into the genomics and evolutionary relationships of viruses. The work includes the sequencing of viral metagenomes from environmental samples. Outcomes for this grant include completion of 25 to 50 viral metagenomes sequences, discovery of common viral ancestor and creation of viral metabolomes to serve as the metabolic "fingerprints" of viral communities, and construction of online genome analysis tools. | | Yellowstone Park Foundation
Model study to correlate metagenomics with environmental conditions in Yellowstone Lake | $1,096,997 | Sep. 2007 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 24 mo. | $1,096,997 | Sep. 2007 |
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This project will attempt to correlate functional gene diversity with environmental parameters through comparative analyses of microbial communities of distinct sites in Yellowstone Lake with chemical and geological data from those environments. In addition, metagenomic data and results from Yellowstone Lake sampling will be deposited into and compared with ocean metagenomic data in the Cyberinfrastructure for Advanced Marine Microbial Ecology Research and Analysis (CAMERA) database to explore whether correlations from Yellowstone Lake relate to marine systems. By combining genomic tools with detailed environmental niche characterization, the multidisciplinary team of researchers assembled for this project will test hypotheses about environmental selective pressures and their influences on functional gene diversity in aquatic ecosystems. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $132,500 | Nov. 2004 |
Purpose
Yellowstone Park Foundation is using this grant to study the subalpine habitats of Yellowstone Lake. Researchers are sampling and assessing the lake's sediments, vents, and spires using well-established methods and equipment as well as cutting-edge proprietary technology. Outcomes for this grant include demonstration of MATBI concept for a simple ecosystem and documentation of sampled biota. | | Marine Biological Laboratory
Expansion of Microbial Diversity Training | $277,500 | Sep. 2007 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 28 mo. | $277,500 | Sep. 2007 |
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This grant to the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is intended to expand the pool of new international scholars specializing in microbial diversity and ecology through the support of the MBL Microbial Diversity Course. These researchers will be trained in the use of state-of-the art technologies to develop and carry out independent microbiology research investigations, consistent with the mid and long-term Initiative objective of interdisciplinary training of new scientists. Research investigations will result in publicly accessible publications and presentations of novel research findings at international microbiology conventions. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 42 mo. | $2,258,548 | May 2012 |
Purpose
In support of investigating the microbial ecosystems that thrive at a deep-sea volcano to model the rates of their activities, their influence on carbon flow beneath the seafloor, and how that influence is altered by viral infection. The effort will use observations from laboratory and shipboard experiments to query the responses of subseafloor microbial communities to nutrient additions performed live on the seafloor using newly engineered instruments. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 40 mo. | $549,278 | Apr. 2010 |
Purpose
In support of the Microbial Diversity Summer Course, one of five coupled grants intended to train the next generation of microbial ecologists in non-traditional, immersive academic environments that emphasize cross-disciplinary collaboration and cutting-edge analytical techniques. | | J. Craig Venter Institute
A metagenomic study of unique Antarctic environments | $2,035,789 | Aug. 2007 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 25 mo. | $2,035,789 | Aug. 2007 |
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Purpose
The sequences produced through this grant will give insight into new genes and proteins, novel life forms, and how life is possible under unique environmental conditions. The data will be released into the public domain as part of the Community Cyberinfrastructure for Advanced Microbial Ecology Research and Analysis (CAMERA). | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 18 mo. | $374,000 | Nov. 2012 |
Purpose
In support of completing the integration of a new tool (PhyloMetarep) into the Community Cyberinfrastructure for Advanced Microbial Ecology Research and Analysis (CAMERA) to allow the marine microbial ecology research community to quantify and compare the gene expression patterns of marine microeukaryotes. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 36 mo. | $900,000 | Oct. 2006 |
Purpose
The J. Craig Venter Institute will use this grant to perform metagenomic surveys of biofilm microbial communities and associated planktonic populations in Botany Bay, Australia. Grant outputs include the generation and annotation of over 1.2 million sequencing lanes of DNA sequence data, and the prompt public release of these data to a public DNA sequence data repository. This effort is expected to assess the microbial diversity in biofilm communities that inhabit the surfaces of sponges and macroalgae and may lead to the discovery of novel bioactive compounds. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 24 mo. | $1,750,000 | Oct. 2006 |
Purpose
The J. Craig Venter Institute will use this grant to survey the metagenomes of 17 marine environments stretching across the Indian Ocean and two sites in French Polynesia. Grant outputs include the generation and annotation of 2.5 million sequencing lanes of DNA sequence data, which will be submitted to the CAMERA database. This effort will assess microbial diversity at very large spatial scales and will complement previous metagenomic surveys carried out at the scale of ocean basins. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 24 mo. | $8,956,000 | Sep. 2004 |
Purpose With this grant, the J. Craig Venter Institute is collaborating with the larger community of marine microbiology researchers to sequence the genomes of at least 155 marine microbes. The goal of this project is to greatly increase the number of whole genome sequences of ecologically relevant marine microorganisms, both to provide scaffolds for ongoing environmental metagenomic analyses and to foster ecogenomic comparative studies. Once genome sequences are completed, they are made publicly available through GenBank and CAMERA. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 6 mo. | $4,248,400 | Jan. 2004 |
Purpose
The J. Craig Venter Institute used this grant to support a marine microbial sampling expedition across the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. | | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Broad Institute
Efficient Viral Sequencing Technology | $716,286 | Jul. 2007 | | | | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 13 mo. | $716,286 | Jul. 2007 |
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This is a development grant to the MIT Broad Institute for time and cost effective phage and viral sequencing technology, in preparation for a potential large-scale marine phage and virus sequencing project. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 26 mo. | $1,999,649 | Nov. 2008 |
Purpose
This grant will provide support to the Broad Institute to sequence and perform basic characterizations of marine phage and virus genomes and the genomic content of environmental marine virus assemblages. The marine phage and virus ecology research community at large will benefit from this sequencing and annotation pipeline that is expected to result in public access to approximately 200 novel viral genome sequences, 50 unique viral metagenomes, and numerous detailed environmental measurements that characterize the habitats from which the viruses and metagenomes were collected. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 12 mo. | $366,688 | May 2006 |
Purpose
The Broad Institute will use this grant for the sequencing and automated assembly of 150 fosmids and 75 bacterial artificial chromosomes (outputs) to complement the Marine Microbiology Initiative’s metagenomics efforts. Several collaborators from the research community will submit environmental DNA samples from which, after passing quality control standards, clone libraries will be generated using the Broad Institute’s Genome Sequencing Platform. Raw sequence data will be submitted to an appropriate data repository, and sequence data will be assembled into contiguous DNA sequence strings and provided to the collaborators. | Term | Amount | Date Approved | | 6 mo. | $152,671 | Feb. 2006 |
Purpose
With this grant, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Broad Institute is developing methods for sequencing marine viruses. Outcomes for this grant include development, optimization, and validation of a specialized methodology for amplifying marine bacteriophage and viral genomes. | |