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Protist diversity and phylogeny · Molecular Biology

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Publications514
Citations23,994

Grants

13 total · 1 active

NSF #2128073

Collaborative Research: Edge CMT: Polygenic traits of heat stress phenome in coral "dark genes" from genome to functional applications

Active
Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2021-12-01 → 2026-11-30
PIs
1

Awarded at Rutgers University New Brunswick

NSF #1756616

NSFOCE-BSF: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Elucidating adaptive potential through coral holobiont functional integration

Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2018-06-15 → 2023-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Rutgers University New Brunswick

NSF #1129203

Collaborative Research: Using Transcriptomics to Understand Mechanisms of Stress Response and Toxin Production in Pathogenic and Toxigenic Microbes in Tropical Marine Waters

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2011-09-15 → 2015-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Rutgers University New Brunswick

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All Grants

13 total · 1 active

NSF #2128073

Collaborative Research: Edge CMT: Polygenic traits of heat stress phenome in coral "dark genes" from genome to functional applications

Active
Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2021-12-01 → 2026-11-30
PIs
1

Awarded at Rutgers University New Brunswick

NSF #1756616

NSFOCE-BSF: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Elucidating adaptive potential through coral holobiont functional integration

Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2018-06-15 → 2023-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Rutgers University New Brunswick

NSF #1129203

Collaborative Research: Using Transcriptomics to Understand Mechanisms of Stress Response and Toxin Production in Pathogenic and Toxigenic Microbes in Tropical Marine Waters

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2011-09-15 → 2015-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Rutgers University New Brunswick

NSF #1004213

Collaborative Research, RedToL: Phylogenetic and Genomic Approaches to Reconstructing the Red Algal (Rhodophyta) Tree of Life

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2009-09-21 → 2014-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Rutgers University New Brunswick

NSF #0431117

AToL: Collaborative Research: Reconstructing Eukaryotic Phylogeny through Multigene Analyses of Microbial Eukaryotes

Amount
—
Period
2004-10-01 → 2011-09-30
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Iowa

NSF #0946528

The Complete Genome Sequence of the Glaucophyte Alga Cyanophora paradoxa

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2009-07-01 → 2010-09-30
PIs
1

Awarded at Rutgers University New Brunswick

NSF #0936884

Collaborative Research, RedToL: Phylogenetic and Genomic Approaches to Reconstructing the Red Algal (Rhodophyta) Tree of Life

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2009-09-01 → 2010-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Iowa

NSF #0625440

The Complete Genome Sequence of the Glaucophyte Alga Cyanophora paradoxa

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2006-10-01 → 2009-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Iowa

NIH #R01ES013679

Developing genomic resources:the toxic dinoflagellate

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2006-05-11 → 2009-03-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

NSF #0236631

Microbial Genome Sequencing: An EST Approach to Understanding Endosymbiotic Gene Transfer

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2002-09-01 → 2005-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Iowa

NSF #0107754

Secondary Symbiotic Origin of Algal Plastids and the Phylogeny of the Bangiophycidae (Rhodophyta)

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2001-09-01 → 2005-08-31
PIs
3

Awarded at University of Iowa

NSF #0346532

Workshop : Frontiers in Genomics: Insights into Protist Evolutionary Biology, to be held on May 19-21, 2004 in Iowa City, IA.

Amount
<$100K
Period
2004-03-01 → 2005-02-28
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Iowa

NSF #0110252

Testing the Reverse-splicing Model of Intron Spread with rDNA Genes

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2001-10-01 → 2004-09-30
PIs
4

Awarded at University of Iowa

Recent Public Signals

  1. New paper: MassIVE MSV000102375 - Multiomics data of weedy coral species from Ulithi Atoll Micronesia to investigate the impact of human disturbance on coral health and resilience (UC San Diego)2026-07-06
  2. New preprint: Green fluorescent proteins show divergent patterns among species and strains of Porites from the Great Barrier Reef2025-07-17
  3. New NSF award: Collaborative Research: Edge CMT: Polygenic traits of heat stress phenome in coral "dark genes" from genome to functional applications2021-12-01

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