microbial biology at the national science foundation
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Microbial Biology at the National Science Foundation. Dr. Lita M. Proctor Division of Biological Infrastructure Biosciences Directorate National Science Foundation. NAS 120709. National Science Board. Office of Inspector General. National Science Foundation - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Microbial Biology at the
National Science Foundation
Dr. Lita M. Proctor
Division of Biological Infrastructure
Biosciences Directorate
National Science FoundationNAS 120709
National Science Board Office of Inspector General
Directorates
• Biological SciencesBiological Sciences• Comp. & Info. Science & EngineeringComp. & Info. Science & Engineering• Education & Human ResourcesEducation & Human Resources• EngineeringEngineering• GeosciencesGeosciences• Mathematical & Physical SciencesMathematical & Physical Sciences• Social, Behavioral & Econ. SciencesSocial, Behavioral & Econ. Sciences
Offices• Budget, Finance & Award ManagementBudget, Finance & Award Management• Information & Resource ManagementInformation & Resource Management
Office of the Director
• Legislative & Legislative &
Public AffairsPublic Affairs
• Equal Opportunity Prog.Equal Opportunity Prog.
• General CounselGeneral Counsel
• Cyber InfrastructureCyber Infrastructure
• International Science International Science
& Engineering& Engineering
• Integrative ActivitiesIntegrative Activities
• Polar ProgramsPolar Programs
National Science Foundation Director & Deputy Director
~$6B budget, 20% of all basic research support at universities & colleges
~ 40,000 active grants support ~ 200,000 people around the country.NAS 120709
Antarctic Organisms & Ecosystems
CAREER
Living Stocks
Physiological & Structural
Systems
Ecosystem Science
Biological Oceanography
Systematic Biology
Biomolecular
Environmental Engineering
Geobiology
Developmental Systems
RCNGenes & Genomes EI
D
Science & Technology
Centers
NSF Microbial Biological Sciences
Assembling Tree of Life
RUI, REU, RET
ADVANCE
IGERT
OOINEONCellular
ABI
Arctic System
s
CZO
IDBRMRI
Postdoctoral Fellowships
NAS 120709
Dimensions of Biodiversity
Assembling the Tree of Life
Constructing a universal Tree of Life for all 1.7 million named species. Capitalizes on new computational and genomic technologies. Encompasses all microbes, fungi, protists, animals and plants.
NAS 120709
National Ecological Observatory Network
(NEON)
National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) will collect continuous data across the United States through a series of sensors and other observing instruments.
NAS 120709
NEON
Integrated sensing system to detect, understand, and forecast the consequences of climate and land use change and the effects of invasive species on the biosphere of the U.S. at the regional and continental scales.
NAS 120709
Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI)
NAS 120709
Network of undersea sensors for observing ocean processes (climate variability, ocean circulation, ocean acidification) at coastal, open-ocean & seafloor locations
Continuous data flow from OOI sensors integrated by a computing network
Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI)
NAS 120709
A 10-year campaign to characterize the dimensions of biodiversity on Earth.
NAS 120709
A 10-year campaign to characterize the dimensions of biodiversity on Earth.
TaxonomicGenomicFunctional
NAS 120709
NSF is interested in international partnerships, for collaboration and/or support of Dimensions of Biodiversity and related activities.
Ideas include joint funding of Research Coordination Networks; facilitation of access for investigators; targeted workshops;
exchanges of junior and mid-career researchers
NAS 120709
The Community Sequencing Program (CSP): sequencing projects relevant to global carbon cycling, alternative energy production, and biogeochemistry
NAS 120709
Other related US & Int’l activities in
microbial sciences
Contact information:
Lita M. Proctor
703.292.5190