NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to
Support Research Grants in the Area of Mathematical Biology
FY 2002 Program Announcement (NSF
01-128)
Program Summary:
The Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) in the
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical
Sciences at the NSF and the National Institute of General
Medical Sciences (NIGMS) at the NIH announce a joint competition to
support research in mathematics and statistics related to mathematical
biology research. Awards made from this competition will be made by either
NSF or NIH at the option of the agencies. DMS and NIGMS
anticipate making 20-25 awards in FY 2002. The award range is from
$100,000 to $500,000 per year, with project
durations of 4-5 years.
The work supported under this initiative must impact
biology. Both new and existing collaborations
will be supported. Mathematical scientists, both pure
and applied, and others capable of developing the mathematical and statistical
tools envisioned, are encouraged to apply. Collaborations between research
teams, which include scientists from both the life sciences community
and the mathematical sciences community, are expected. Proposals from
individual investigators will need to make the case that the individual
has expertise in both areas.
Example areas of research relevant to this
competition include: Evolutionary theory and
practice arising from genomic advances; Statistical and other approaches
to the discovery of genes contributing to complex behavior and their
environmental interactions; Explanatory and predictive models of the
cellular state; Growth, motility, cell division,
membrane trafficking, and other cellular
behavior; Metabolic circuitry and dynamics; Signal transduction;
Informational molecule dynamics; Design principles and dynamics
of pattern formation in development and differentiation; New approaches
to the prediction of molecular structure; Improved algorithms for structure
determination by X-ray crystallography, NMR and electron microscopy;
Simulations of the human systemic responses to burn, trauma and other
injury; and New approaches to understanding system wide effects of pharmacological
agents and anesthetics, and their genetic and environmental modifiers.
To Apply:
A copy of the FY 2002 Program Announcement may be
downloaded from the NSF Web site. All Full
Proposals are to be submitted initially through the NSF FastLane
system. Upon conclusion of the NSF review process, meritorious applications
will be recommended for funding by either NSF or NIH, at the option
of the agencies, not the grantees. For those grants to be considered
for funding by NIH, the applicants will be asked to
prepare a second submission on the standard PHS
398 form for a second review. Notification of Award
will be made by a Grants and Agreements Officer at NSF or by a Grants
Management Officer at NIH.
Due Date:
October 5, 2001
For More Information:
General inquiries are encouraged. A list of both NSF
and NIH contacts is included in the Program
Announcement.
Web: http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf01128
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