The Direcorate for Biological Sciences (BIO)

• BIO Organization Chart
• Who's Who in BIO
• BIO Definition of "Core Programs"
• BIO FY 2015 Budget Narrative
• BIO Five Grand Challenges
• BIO Brochure: Understanding life

The BIO Advisory Committe (AC)

• BIO AC Web Site
• Advisory Committee Charter
• The Role of the BIO AC
• FY 2014 NSF Committee of Visitor (COV) Reviews
• BIO AC Members
• BIO AC Meeting materials are posted on the BIO AC Web page

BIO AC Recent Reports and Recommendations:

"Living Systems Biology" Report (2007)

• NSF Action: Dear Colleage Letter (DCL): Research at the Interface of Biological, Mathematical and Physical Sciences and Engineering (BioMaPS; since 2011)
• BIO action: Systems Biology

Graduate Education Presentation (2011)

• NSF action: NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Presentation (new in 2014)

BIO Advisory Committee Data Science Report (2012)

• BIO action: Cyberinfrastructure for the Life Sciences (CILS) – strategic plan approved by BIO AC at June 2013 meeting