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NOVEL IN SITU IMAGING AND MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES FOR BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS SCIENCE Funding Opportunity Number: DE-FOA-0001192 The Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) of the Office of Science (SC), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) hereby announces its interest in receiving research applications for novel imaging and measurement technologies for biological systems science. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will consider applications for the development of novel imaging instrumentation and measurement technologies that support the integrative analysis of communication among subcellular compartments, between individual microbial cells and within multicellular communities/plant tissues. The goal is to develop in situ, dynamic and nondestructive approaches to enable multifunctional imaging, quantitative flux measurements, and multiscale integrative analysis of bioenergy-relevant plant and microbial systems. Ideally, these imaging approaches will pave the way for predictive understanding of the spatial and temporal relationships, physical connections, and chemical exchanges that facilitate the flow of materials and information across membranes and between intracellular spaces. The anticipated outcome of this FOA is the development of in situ imaging and measurement technologies that can (1) resolve multiple key metabolic processes over time within or among cells and (2) bridge the critical gap in linking molecular-scale information to whole-cell, systems-level understanding. Please see the announcement for additional details: http://science.energy.gov/~/media/grants/pdf/foas/2014/SC_FOA_0001192.pdf Please note the schedule below. Pre-Application Due Date: 10/15/2014 at 5 PM Eastern Time (A Pre-Application is required) Application Due Date: 12/18/2014 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time For more information, please contact: Prem C. Srivastava, Ph.D. Program Manager Biological Systems Science Division, SC-23.2 U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Ave, SW Washington, DC 20585-1290 (301) 903-4071 __________________________________________ Daniel B. Stover, PhD Program Manager, Terrestrial Ecosystem Sciences Climate and Environmental Sciences Division Office of Biological and Environmental Research SC-23.1 / Germantown Building U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20585 tel. 301-903-0289 fax. 301-903-8519 email: daniel.sto...@science.doe.gov http://science.energy.gov/ber/research/cesd/ http://tes.science.energy.gov/ BER advances world-class biological and environmental research programs and scientific facilities for DOE missions in energy, environment, and basic research.
