University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Ocean Sciences, School of Earth & Marine Science Grant

Organization - University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Ocean Sciences, School of Earth & Marine Science
Grant Amount - $3,761,929
Foundation - Moore Foundation
Grant Purpose - This grant to the University of California, Santa Cruz will support research in the laboratory of Senior Investigator Dr. Jonathan P. Zehr on the microbiological underpinnings of the nitrogen cycle in the ocean. Objectives of this grant are to investigate the microbiology, diversity, physiology, biochemistry, and biogeochemistry of the open ocean nitrogen cycle, including N2 fixation and nitrate assimilation.


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