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Microbial Genome Sequencing Program

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Awards List for Microbial Genome Sequencing Program

As a collaborative, interagency effort, the National Science Foundation, and the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture invite research proposals to support high-throughput sequencing of the genomes of microorganisms (including viruses, bacteria, archaea, fungi, oomycetes, protists and agriculturally important nematodes). The availability of genome sequences provides the foundation for understanding how microorganisms function and live, and how they interact with their environments and with other organisms. The sequences are expected to be available to and used by a community of investigators to address issues of scientific and societal importance including: (i) novel aspects of microbial biochemistry, physiology, metabolism, development and cellular biology, (ii) the diversity and the roles microorganisms play in complex ecosystems and in global geochemical cycles, (iii) the impact that microorganisms have on the productivity and sustainability of agriculture and natural resources (e.g., forestry, soil and water), and on the safety and quality of the nation's food supply, and (iv) the organization and evolution of microbial genomes, and the mechanisms of transmission, exchange and reshuffling of genetic information.

Below is a list of NSF and USDA program officer contacts. For questions dealing with relevance of the proposed sequencing activity to the program, contact any of the six individuals listed below. Questions dealing with proper proposal format should be directed to either Drs. Kennedy, Coyne, Dennis or Kane.

Cognizant Program Officer(s):

  • Christina K. Kennedy, Program Director, Directorate for Biological Sciences, Division of Molecular & Cellular Biosciences, 655 S, telephone: (703) 292-7582, fax: (703) 292-9061, email: ckennedy@nsf.gov

  • Robert S. Coyne, Program Director, Directorate for Biological Sciences, Division of Molecular & Cellular Biosciences, 655 S, telephone: (703) 292-8171, fax: (703) 292-9061, email: rcoyne@nsf.gov

  • Patrick P. Dennis, Program Director, Directorate for Biological Sciences, Division of Molecular & Cellular Biosciences, 655 S, telephone: (703) 292-7145, fax: (703) 292-9061, email: pdennis@nsf.gov

  • Matthew D. Kane, Program Director, Directorate for Biological Sciences, Division of Molecular & Cellular Biosciences, 635 N, telephone: (703) 292-7186, fax: (703) 292-9061, email: mkane@nsf.gov

  • Ann Lichens-Park, National Program Leader, CSREES, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., CSREES, STOP 2241, Washington, DC, 20250-2241, telephone: (202) 401-6466, fax: (202) 401-6488, email: apark@csrees.usda.gov

  • Daniel Jones, National Program Leader, CSREES, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., CSREES, STOP 2220, Washington, DC, 20250-2241, telephone: (202) 401-6854, email: djones@csrees.usda.gov