Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Earth System Initiative Grant

Organization - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Earth System Initiative
Grant Amount - $658,307
Foundation - Moore Foundation
Grant Purpose - This grant to the Earth Systems Initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will provide support for the acquisition of a DNA sequencer to support the determination of gene expression patterns (transcriptomics) of organisms identified from environmental metagenomic sampling.


Similar Grants

Yellowstone Park Foundation - $1,096,997 from the Moore Foundation - This project will attempt to correlate functional gene diversity with environmental parameters through comparative analyses of microbial communities of distinct sites in Yellowstone Lake with chemical and geological data from those environments. In...

University of Washington, Office of the Provost - $826,657 from the Moore Foundation - The University of Washington will use this grant to purchase cutting-edge deep-coverage DNA sequencing technology, test the capabilities of this new technology for the marine microbiology research community by performing diatom environmental...

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - $4,705,729 from the Moore Foundation - This grant to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will support research in the laboratory of Senior Investigator Dr. Edward F. DeLong on the dynamics of the composition and gene expression patterns of planktonic microbial communities. Outcomes...

University of Guelph - $250,000 from the Moore Foundation - This grant to the University of Guelph will be used to develop a new approach to DNA barcoding that will radically advance its utility as a tool for large-scale biodiversity analysis. The new protocol is based on gathering large numbers of DNA...

Friends of the Earth - $25,000 from the Mott Foundation - Friends of the Earth is the United States affiliate of an international network of environmental organizations in 70 countries. Friends of the Earth works to strengthen environmental policies in the institutions that invest capital for projects in...

Recent News from Moore Foundation