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Synthesis Center for Molecular and Cellular Sciences  (SCMCS)


MCB Synthesis Center Conferences Reports

In 2020, NSF issued a call for conferences to explore the potential for transforming molecular and cellular biosciences research through information synthesis and integration (NSF 21-017).

Reports from the conferences are linked here:

1)  A roadmap for the functional annotation of protein families: a community perspective

2)  First Plant Cell Atlas symposium report

3)  Accelerating community-wide synthesis in molecular and cellular biology


CONTACTS
Name Email Phone Room
Charles  Cunningham scmcs@nsf.gov (703) 292-2283   
Manju  M. Hingorani scmcs@nsf.gov 703-292-7323   
Ishita  Mukerji scmcs@nsf.gov (703) 292-2499   
Arcady  R. Mushegian scmcs@nsf.gov (703) 292-8528   
Sridhar  Raghavachari scmcs@nsf.gov (703) 292-4845   


PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Solicitation  22-608

Important Information for Proposers

A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 22-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after October 4, 2021. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 22-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.


DUE DATES

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SYNOPSIS

NSF seeks to establish a Synthesis Center for Molecular and Cellular Sciences (SCMCS) that will advance our ability to explain and predict complex molecular and cellular phenomena through innovative synthesis and integration of available biological data and related scientific knowledge. The Center will provide the vision, infrastructure, and expertise to support communities in drawing together information, including data, methods, conceptual frameworks, theories, and models that are currently dispersed across different scientific domains, in order to address compelling, multi-scale questions and open new avenues of inquiry in the molecular and cellular biosciences. To accomplish this vision, the Center will adopt open science principles and team science approaches that enable data sharing and effective, inclusive collaborations among researchers across biological, chemical, computational, mathematical, and physical sciences and engineering disciplines. In addition to supporting information synthesis to enable research, the Center will develop training programs that empower new generations of researchers to solve challenging problems using data-intensive, cross-disciplinary, and collaborative science. The Center is also expected to serve as an exemplar in engaging diverse scientists from different types of institutions and across disciplinary, demographic, and geographic lines. By creating a rich environment for researchers to share and create new knowledge, the Center will help catalyze a revolution in understanding the molecular and cellular underpinnings of life. In doing so, the Center will shape the future of many scientific fields and have a profound impact on the progress of science and society.


What Has Been Funded (Recent Awards Made Through This Program, with Abstracts)

Map of Recent Awards Made Through This Program

Events