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.
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.
2019-2020 Awards (updated quarterly)
The School of Biological Sciences received the following new and renewal awards with start dates during FY 2019-2020.
| PI | Co-Investigators or Fellowship Recipient | Title | Department | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison, Steve | Michael Goulden, Adam Martiny, Jennifer Martiny, Kathleen Treseder, Eoin Brodie, and Ulas Karaoz | Biogeochemical consequences of microbial evolution under drought | EEB | Department of Energy, Office of Science and Office of Basic Energy Sciences |
| Atwood, Scott | N/A | GLI activation in basal cell carcinoma | DevCell | American Cancer Society |
| Bardwell, Lee | Novel Links Between Wnt Signaling, Centrosomes, and Cancer | DevCell | UC Cancer Research Coordinating Committee | |
| Blurton-Jones, Mathew | N/A | Confirmation that VV compounds suppress alpha-synuclein-stimulated neurotoxic signaling in human microglia | NBB | Vivreon Biosciences, LLC |
| Campbell, Diane | N/A | LTREB: Evolutionary and demographic responses to climate in natural populations | EEB | NSF BIO DEB |
| Edinger, Aimee | N/A | Enhancing oligonucleotide delivery to tumors and tissues by manipulating endolysosomal trafficking | DevCell | Ono Pharma Foundation |
| Fowler, Christie | N/A | Effects of Prenatal Nicotine and THC on Dopaminergic Function and Nicotine Intake During Adolescence | NBB | UC Tobacco Related Disease Research Program |
| Fowler, Christie | N/A | Nicotinic Receptor Modulators Lynx1 and Lynx2 in Nicotine Dependence | NBB | UC Tobacco Related Disease Research Program |
| Fruman, David | N/A | Preclinical optimization of statin/BH3 mimetic combinations in multiple myeloma | MB&B | Leukemia & Lymphoma Society |
| Gandhi, Sunil | Mathew Blurton-Jones and Rob Spitale (mPI) | A novel platform for the investigation of human microglia | NIH NIDA RF1 | |
| Gandhi, Sunil | ,Xiangmin Xu | Reorganization of the Central Visual System by Inhibitory Neuron Transplantation | NBB | NIH NEI R01 (Supplement) |
| Gaut, Brandon | Jonas Aguirre (Fellowship) | Combining micro-evolutionary processes, local adaptation, genomic load and niche models to understand how populations and species of grapes (Vitis) will respond to climate change | EEB | UC Mexus Conacyt |
| Gershon, Paul | N/A | Molecular architecture of the Vaccinia virion by structural proteomics | MB&B | NIH NIGMS R01 |
| Green, Kim | Joshua Crapser (Fellowship) | Investigating the Role of Microglia in Huntington’s Disease | NBB | NIH NINDS F31 |
| LaFerla, Frank | Andrea Tenner | UC Irvine AD Translational Center for Disease Model Resources | NBB | NIH NIA U54 (Instrumentation Supplements) |
| Lodoen, Melissa | Celia Goulding and Jennifer Martiny | T32 for Training in Microbiology and Infectious Diseases | MB&B | NIH NIAID T32 |
| Mahler, Stephen | Mitchell Farrell (Fellowship) | Ventral Pallidum GABA Circuits in Risky Decision Making | NBB | NIH NIDA F31 |
| Martiny, Adam | Natalia Komarova, Francois Primeau, Simon Levin | Convergence: RAISE: Linking the Adaptive Dynamics of Plankton with Emergent Global Ocean Biochemistry | EEB | NSF GEO OCE |
| Messaoudi Powers, Ilhem | N/A | Dysregulation of maternal immunity during pregnancy by pregravid obesity | MB&B | NIH NIAID R01 |
| Messaoudi Powers, Ilhem | Britt Glaunsinger (PI) | Gene regulation and antiviral functions of herpesvirus-induced noncoding retrotransposon RNAs | MB&B | NIH NIAID R21 (subaward from UC Berkeley) |
| Mota-Bravo, Luis | De La Cruz, Marlene (mPI) | Broadening Research Achievement in Neurosciences (BRAiN) for a Diverse Workforce | Dean’s Office | NIH NINDS R25 |
| Razorenova, Olga | N/A | Defining the metastasis-initiating cancer stem cells | MB&B | UC CA Breast Cancer Research Program |
| Ribbe, Marcus | Yilin Hu | Mechanistic Investigation of CO activation by Nitrogenase | MB&B | NSF MPS CHE |
| Sato, Brian | Kristine Callis-Duehl, Stanley Lo, and Tara Giblin | RCN-UBE: Creation of the Biology Educator/Researcher Cross-Segment Collective | MB&B | NSF BIO DBI |
| Sun, Sha | Downregulation of XIST in Ovarian Cancer and Its Mechanisms | DevCell | UC Cancer Research Coordinating Committee | |
| Thompson, Leslie | N/A | PIAS1 intersecting with DNA repair, synaptic biology, bioenergetics and protein homeostasis in HD 2D and 3D human neurons | NBB | Hereditary Disease Foundation |
| Treseder, Kathleen | N/A | ,OPUS: CRS: Trade-offs among fungal traits that influence responses to the environment and effects on ecosystems | EEB | NSF BIO DEB |
| Wood, Marcelo | K. Matthew Lattal (mPI) | Mechanisms of maladaptive memory formation and suppression in a preclinical model of the comorbidity between PTSD and addiction | NBB | NIH NIDA R01 (with Oregon Health Sciences University) |
| Yassa, Michael | Bruce McNaughton (mPI) | Training Program in Learning and Memory | NBB | NIH NIMH T32 |
FY 2018-2019 Awards
The School of Biological Sciences received the following new and renewal awards with start dates during FY 2018-2019.
| PI | Co-Investigators or Fellowship Recipient | Title | Department | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blumberg, Bruce | Generation Of Novel, Integrated and Internationally Harmonised Approaches for Testing | DevCell | European Union | |
| Blurton-Jones, Mathew | A Kinase-directed phenotypic screen of human microglial cells | NBB | Array Biopharma Inc. | |
| Boiko, Alexander | N/A | Tracing Tumor Heterogeneity in Squamous Cell Carcinoma | MB&B | UC Cancer Research Coordinating Committee |
| Bowler, Peter A. | UCI Arboretum and Herbarium (IRVC) | EBB | Orange County Community Fdn | |
| Bowler, Peter A. | N/A | Digitization TCN: Collaborative Research: Capturing California’s Flowers: using digital images to investigate phenological change in a biodiversity hotspot | EBB | NSF BIO DBI |
| Campbell, Diane | Norman Wickett (Chicago Botanic Garden), Warren Wagner (National Tropical Botanical Garden), Michael Moore (Oberlin College) | Collaborative Research: Unlocking the evolutionary history of Schiedea (carnation family, Caryophyllaceae): rapid radiation of an endemic plant genus in the Hawaiian Islands | EEB | NSF BIO DEB |
| Cho, Ken | Interplay of maternal transcription factors in endoderm specification | DevCell | NSF | |
| Cinquin, Olivier | N/A | Cell-free DNA damage to detect tumors and DNA repair defects | DevCell | UC Cancer Research Coordinating Committee |
| Cotman, Carl | Marcelo Wood | Epigenetic suppression of histone methylation reverses age and AD-related cognitive decline | NBB | NIH NIA (RF1) |
| Cotman, Carl | California Alzheimer’s Disease Center of UC Irvine | NBB | State of CA – H&W Public Health, Dept of (CDPH) | |
| Fruman, David | Control of B cell survival and transformation by the eIF4F translation initiation complex | MB&B | American Society of Hematology | |
| Fruman, David | Effects of novel mTORC1-selective inhibitors on T cell function | MB&B | Navitor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | |
| Gandhi, Sunil P. | N/A | Investigating Circuit Mechanisms and Brain-wide Connectivity Deficits in a Mouse Model of Amblyopia | NBB | Knights Templar Eye Fdn Inc |
| Gandhi, Sunil P. | Ricardo Azevedo (Fellowship) | Contributions of interhemispheric signaling to visual system processing and development | NBB | NIH NEI (F30) |
| Glabe, Charles | N/A | Conformational polymorphisms of amyloid in AD and immunological biomarkers and therapeutics | MB&B | NIH NIA (R01) |
| Green, Kim | Elizabeth Spangenberg | Role of microglia in plaque homeostasis in AD | NBB | NIH NIA (F31) |
| Green, Kim | N/A | Microglia are necessary for cortical plaque formation in Alzheimer’s disease | NBB | NIH NIA (RF1) |
| Green, Michael T. | N/A | Thermodynamic, Electronic, Structural, and Kinetic Characterizations of Cytochrome P450 Compounds I & II | MB&B | NIH NIGMS (R01) |
| Inlay, Matthew | N/A | Identifying the precursor to hematopoietic stem cells in the mouse embryo and improving its engraftment upon transplantation | MB&B | NIH NCI (R21) |
| Kong, Mei | Eric Hanse (Fellowship) | A Tumor Suppressor Role for PP2A Via Inhibition of Wnt Signaling | MB&B | American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowship |
| Lodoen, Melissa | Regulation of Thrombosis During Vascular Infection | MB&B | American Heart Association | |
| Lur, Gyorgy | N/A | Feed-forward – feed-back integration in cognitive circuits | NBB | Whitehall Foundation |
| Martiny, Adam | Natalia Komarova, Francois Primeau, Simon Levin | Convergence: RAISE: Linking the Adaptive Dynamics of Plankton with Emergent Global Ocean Biochemistry | EEB | NSF GEO OCE |
| Martiny, Jennifer B. H. | Ana Elena Escalante Hernández (Instituto de Ecolígia, UNAM) | Functional significance of microbial diversity in arid soils: biological soil crusts and Nitrogen fixation as study model | EEB | UC MEXUS |
| Metherate, Raju | N/A | Nicotinic enhancement of auditory-cognitive processing | NBB | NIH NIDCD (R01) |
| Nie, Qing | Xing Dai, Maksim V. Plikus | Multiscale Models of Wound Cell Plasticity for Regeneration | DevCell | NIH NIAMS (U01) |
| Nie, Qing | Arthur Lander, John Lowengrub, Xing Dai, Jun Allard | NSF-Simons Center for Multiscale Cell Fate Research | DevCell | NSF MPS DMS and Simons Foundation |
| Parsons, Michael | N/A | Characterizing the Role of Pancreatic Progenitors in Regeneration | DevCell | NIH NIDDK (R01) |
| Pedersen, Irene | N/A | miR regulation of the neurovasculature function in health and disease | MB&B | NIH NINDS (R01) |
| Sato, Brian | Kimberly Tanner, Stanley Lo, Di Xu, Kameryn Denaro | Examining the Roles of STEM Teaching Faculty in Advancing the Use of Evidence-based Teaching Practices at Research Universities | MB&B | NSF EHR DUE |
| Suetterlin, Christine | N/A | Centrosome abnormalities, Chlamydia and HPV | DevCell | UC Cancer Research Coordinating Committee |
| Swarup, Vivek | N/A | A functional genomics approach to identify neuronal and glial regulators of neurodegeneration | NBB | American Federation Aging Research |
| Tenner, Andrea | Seyed Ali Mortazavi | Defining the Mechanistic Link between C5aR1 signaling and cognitive loss in Alzheimer’s diseases | MB&B | NIH NIA (R01) |
| Tenner, Andrea | N/A | Modulating Polarization of Glial Cells in AD mouse models by a Complement Receptor Antagonist | MB&B | NIH NIA (R21) |
| Thompson, Leslie | N/A | An hESC-derived hNSC Therapeutic for Huntington’s Disease | NBB | California Institute for Regenerative Medicine |
| Thompson, Leslie M. | Peter J. Donovan | Training Program in Stem Cell Translational Medicine for Neurological Disorders | NBB; Psychiatry and Human Behavior | NIH NINDS (T32) |
| Tinoco, Roberto | N/A | Targeting PSGL-1 inhibitory pathways to promote anti-tumor T cell immunity | MB&B | Melanoma Research Alliance |
| Tinoco, Roberto | N/A | PSGL-1 mechanisms of T cell exhaustion | MB&B | NIH NIAID (R01) |
| Walsh, Craig | N/A | Regulation of T cell metabolism by DRAK2 | MB&B | NIH NIAID (R01) |
| Wang, Wenqi | N/A | Novel regulations of the Hippo tumor suppressor pathway | DevCell | American Cancer Society |
| Wang, Wenqi | N/A | Investigate the Hippo pathway in stress response and cancer | DevCell | UC Cancer Research Coordinating Committee |
| Wodarz, Dominik | Natalia Komarova | Hybrid deterministic-stochastic methodology for simulating spatial evolution in large populatioons | EEB | NSF MPS DMS |
| Wunderlich, Zeba B | N/A | Mechanisms of shadow enhancer robustness during development | DevCell | NIH NICHD (R01) |
| Yassa, Michael | Weiwei Zhang (PI) | A Neurocognitive Mechanism for Precision of Visual Working Memory Representations | NBB | NIH NIMH (R01; subcontract from UC Riverside) |
