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BBSRC and other funders: BBSRC-NSF/BIO lead agency scheme – work with US researchers

Added date

15/07/2021

Closing date

22/09/2021

Call summary

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) and the US National Science Foundation Directorate of Biological Sciences (NSF/BIO), through the lead agency scheme, invites applications for its work with US researchers call. This supports collaborative projects in the areas of biological informatics, microbes and the host immune system, quantum biology and synthetic cell. The proposals must address the priorities of both BBSRC and NSF/BIO and provide a clear rationale for the need for a US-UK collaboration.

Scientific scope

Quantum Mechanics; Bioinformatics; Immunopathology; Genetic Engineering; Theoretical Chemistry; Artificial Life; Microbiology

PI eligibility

Researchers that are UK residents and based at a UK institution eligible to receive funding from UKRI may apply.