Mar 12, 2009
Biotechnology, Biochemical, and Biomass Engineering (BBBE)
Description
The Biotechnology, biochemical, and Biomass Engineering (BBBE) program deals with fundamental problems involved in the processing and manufacturing of products of economic importance by effectively utilizing renewable resources of biological origin and bioinformatics originating from genomic and proteomic information.
The BBBE program emphasizes basic engineering and biological research that advances the fundamental knowledge base that contributes to a better understanding of cellular and biomolecular processes (in vivo, in vitro, and/or ex vivo) and eventually to the development of generic enabling technology and practical application.
Quantitative assessments of bioprocesses and their rates at the levels of gene regulation and expression, signal transduction pathways, posttranslational protein processing, enzymes in reaction systems, metabolic pathways, cells and tissues in cultivation, and biological systems including animal, plant, microbial and insect cells, etc. are considered vital to the successful research projects in the BBBE program.
Research projects supported through the BBBE program include, but are not limited to:
- Fermentation technology
- Enzyme technology
- Recombinant DNA technology
- Cell culture technology
- Ex vivo and therapeutic stem cell culture technology
- Metabolic engineering
- Tissue engineering
- Nanobiotechnology
- Quantitative systems biotechnology
- Biosensor development
- Food processing with special focus on the safety of the nation's food supply
Available Funds
The duration of unsolicited awards is generally one to three years. The average annual award size for the program is $120,000. Any proposal received outside the announced dates will be returned without review.
Key Dates
Deadline: September 15, 2009 - at 5:00 pm submitter's local time.
More Info + Submissions
Agency:
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Expires:
September 15, 2009
Submissions for this opportunity are not handled by RI STAC or RI EPSCoR. Please follow the link below for more information on the opportunity and how to submit a response.
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