FOA-NSF - Dear Colleague Letter: Tool Development for Cell Biology (Tools4Cells); no deadline specified

 

Agency

National Science Foundation

 

Description

As scientists' abilities to open new frontiers in cell biological research continue to be limited by current technologies, there is still a need for the development of new tools and methods to advance our understanding of cells, especially using interdisciplinary approaches that can leverage advances in other fields and apply them to cell biology. Technological advancements have had a profound and catalytic influence on the field of cell biology, either through the application of existing technologies to the study of cellular processes in new and creative ways, or through the development of novel technologies to study areas not previously possible. Relatively recent examples of such advances include: methods of molecular dynamics simulations to study membrane protein signal transmission; gene-editing technologies such as CRISPR/Cas9 applied to probe gene localization; development of new single molecule fluorescence/microscopy techniques to enable in vivo single cell dynamic measurements; single cell sequencing; and the application of cryo-EM and x-ray free electron lasers to the study of protein structure and dynamics.

 

The purpose of this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) is to encourage submission of proposals to develop novel tools and methods that improve scientists' abilities to manipulate, control, analyze, or measure critical aspects of cells and their functions in order to open new areas of study in cell biology. Proposals for new tools or methods developments in cell biology can include, but are not limited to the general areas of bioinformatics, instrumentation, or laboratory or field-based research methods. 

 

Announcement Number:

NSF 21-057

 

Link to Full Announcement

https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2021/nsf21057/nsf21057.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click

 

Contact Information

mcb-cdf@nsf.gov
innovation@nsf.gov