Funding Opportunities
Internal Funding
Funding is available for BioSci faculty and researchers through various on-campus entities and from the School of Biological Sciences.
- UCI’s Funding Opps website collates CFPs announced via email.
- Bridge Funding is available through Office of Research.
BioSci releases the following calls for proposals annually.
Past Calls
External Funding
To get grants, you need to know what opportunities are available. Information about funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) are available at several locations.
- Office of Research provides links to various resources.
- Grants.gov has a Search Grants tab that lists the federal government’s open funding opportunities.
- PIVOT is a funding database that lists open calls for proposals.
- Research Bulletin is a BioSci email bulletin that has links to current and upcoming funding opportunities. To subscribe, sign up here. Submit details about seminars and other research-related events on campus here. Submit funding opportunity announcements here.
2022-2023 Awards (updated quarterly)
| PI | Co-Investigators or Fellowship Recipient | Title | Department | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracken, Matthew | NSFGEO-NERC: Linking species traits to marine ecosystem functioning | EEB | NSF GEO OCE | |
| Briscoe, Adriana | Dang, Andy | Characterizing the molecular basis of red-green color vision in Heliconius butterflies using confocal microscopy | EEB | American Microscopial Society |
| Chrastil, Liz | Starrett, Mike | Challenging Classical Theories in Spatial Cognition: Contrasting Translator and Comparator Models of Human Retrosplenial Function | NBB | NIH NINDS F32 |
| Cocco, Melanie | NMR and biophysical studies of Hb with various compounds that affect polymerization | MBB | Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc | |
| Fowler, Christie | Cannabidiol as a therapeutic approach for tobacco and nicotine cessation | NBB | UC Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program | |
| Fowler, Christie | Therapeutic development of GATC compounds for opioid addiction | NBB | Gatc Health Corp | |
| Fowler, Christie | Interaction of Stress and Nicotinic Receptor Allosteric Modulation in Nicotine Seeking and Cessation | NBB | UC Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program | |
| Frostig, Ron | The relationship between neuronal activity and stroke | NBB | NIH NINDS R01 | |
| Fruman, David | Enhancing TKI therapy in Ph-like leukemia | MBB | Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation | |
| Gandhi, Sunil | Nakayama, Taylor | The role of Calbindin in developmental and transplant-reactivated cortical plasticity | NBB | NIH NEI F31 |
| Gaut, Brandon | Molecular Evolution of Plant Genomes | EEB | Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution | |
| Goulding, Celia | Function of novel antibacterial toxins | MBB | NIH NIGMS Multiple Campus Award (subcontract with UC Santa Barbara) | |
| Grill, Joshua | Recruiting multiethnic populations to preclinical Alzheimers disease trials | NBB | NIH NIA R21 | |
| Huxman, Travis | Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems (GDE) Identification, Assessment and Monitoring Program | EEB | California Department of Water Resources (subcontract with Borrego Water District) | |
| Kvon, Evgeny | Hollingsworth, Ethan | Deciphering Mechanisms of Limb Malformations Caused by Noncoding Variants In Vivo | DCB | NIH NICHHD F30 |
| Lane, Thomas | Green, Kim | Neuroimmunology Training Program at the University of California, Irvine | NBB | NIH NINDS T32 |
| Lee, Star | Evolving the culture of biology: Promoting graduate teaching assistant professional development to foster inclusion, efficacy, and evidence-based practices | DCB | NSF EDU DUE (subcontract with Portland State University) | |
| Lee, Star | GAANN Graduate Fellowships for Training in Developmental and Cell Biology | DCB | U.S. Department of Education GAANN | |
| Long, Anthony | MacDonald, Stuart | A Resource for the Genetic Dissection of Complex Traits | EEB | NIH OD R01 (subcontract with University of Kansas) |
| Loudon, Catherine | Using Entrapping Surfaces to Augment Non-chemical IPM Approaches to Bed Bug Control | EEB | California Department of Pesticide Regulation | |
| Lur, Gyorgy | Feedforward-feedback integration in the posterior parietal cortex | NBB | NIH NINDS R01 | |
| Ly, Joanne | Public Education and Team-Based Advocacy/Engagement at/from UC Irvine | GPS STEM | Research America | |
| Mahler, Stephen | Baram, Tallie; Fowler, Christie; Swarup, Vivek | Dynamic epigenomic landscape of opioid abuse following early-life adversity | NBB | NIH NIDA U01 |
| Martiny, Adam | Garcia, Nathan | Collaborative Research: Interactive physiological controls of trait expression, nutrient allocation, and the elemental stoichiometry of Synechococcus | EEB | NSF BIO IOS |
| McHenry, Matthew | The evolution of hydrodynamics, mechanics, & prey capture in the feeding of misfit fish | EEB | U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation | |
| Mota-Bravo, Luis | Bridges to the Doctorate Program at Cal State LA | BioSci Minority Programs | NIH NIGMS T32 (subcontract with Cal State Los Angeles) | |
| Nicholas, Dequina | Lipid Antigen Presentation as a Driver of T2D Inflammation | MBB | NIH NIAID DP2 | |
| Razorenova, Olga | Defining the molecular mechanism for targeting oxidative phosphorylation in breast cancer | MBB | UC Cancer Research Coordinating Committee | |
| Rodriguez Verdugo, Alejandra | Role of ecological interactions on diversification of coexisting species in microbial communities | EEB | NSF BIO DEB | |
| Schechtman-Drayman, Eitan | The role of context in sleep-related memory reactivation in humans | NBB | NIH NIMH R00 | |
| Shi, Xiaoyu | Dissemination of chemical-based super-resolution microscopy | DCB | Silicon Valley Community Foundation | |
| Sumikawa, Katumi | Identifying a primary motivator of continued tobacco use in the schizophrenia population | NBB | UC Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program | |
| Swarup, Vivek | Functional Genomics Common Research Resource | NBB | Adelson Medical Research Foundation (subcontract with UC Los Angeles) | |
| Walsh, Craig | Personalized therapeutic cancer vaccines to effectively mobilize antitumor T-cell immunity in esophageal cancer | MBB | NIH NCI N43 sub with Immunotarget Therapeutics, Inc | |
| Wang, Wenqi | Warrior, Rahul | Interplay of heavy metal homeostasis and cell growth-related signaling networks | DCB | NIH NIGMS R21 |
| Whiteson, Katrine | Bacteriophages, antibiotics, and small-molecule adjuvants against antibiotic resistant Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | MBB | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | |
| Wood, Marcelo | Chinn, Carlene | Gilz, an X-chromosome linked gene, as a possible molecular mechanism underlying fear memory processes and stress-induced relapse-like behavior. | NBB | Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
| Wood, Marcelo | Downing, Timothy | Development of an epigenetic clock that predicts age-impaired or age-unimpaired cognitive performance | NBB | NIH NIA R21 |
| Wood, Marcelo | Garcia, Franklin | Investigating the role of Crest, an epigenetic mechanism coordinator, in the adult and aging/AD brain | NBB | NIH NIA F32 |
| Yassa, Michael | Mander, Bryce | Circuit-specific tau burden and mechanisms of sleep-dependent memory processing in older adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease | NBB | NIH NIA R21 |
