Blog of the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) at the National Science Foundation
Please visit us at the upcoming virtual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Connectome, which will take place from January 11-13, 2021. NSF will host a virtual booth where program directors and staff from the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) and other Divisions in the Directorate for Biological Sciences will be on hand …
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Name: Stephanie Roach What is your position at NSF? At NSF, I am a Program Assistant in the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS). How did you hear about NSF? I first learned about NSF while interning at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. While there I learned about the different U.S. agencies involved …
The National Science Foundation (NSF) will have a booth (#501) January 4-6, 2020 at the annual Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology (SICB) meeting in Austin, TX. Stop by the NSF booth to schedule an appointment to meet one-on-one with an NSF Program Director (PD) from the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) or the …
Name: Colin J. Saldanha Education: B.A. - Gustavus Adolphus College (Biology & Psychology), Ph.D. - Columbia University (Psychology), Postdoc - UCLA (Neuroendocrinology) Home Institution: American University Tell us about your research: Members of my laboratory are interested in the spatial and temporal specificity of hormone provision. Several hormones are often made in multiple cell-types of …
Title: Eric Lyons, Program Director BIO/IOS - PGRP Education: Bachelor's: UC Berkeley - Immunology, Master's: UC Berkeley - Microbial Biology, Ph.D.: UC Berkeley - Plant Biology Home Institution: University of Arizona Tell us about your research: I am an associate professor in the school of Plant Sciences at the University of Arizona. My research focuses …
Title: Kimberly Gallagher, Program Director BIO/IOS - Developmental Systems Education: B.A.: Barnard College, Columbia University - Biology, Ph.D.: University of California San Diego - Biology Home Institution: University of Pennsylvania Tell us about your research: I am very interested in the signaling pathways and mechanisms that underlie development. A primary focus of the research in my …
Title: Purnima Bhanot, Program Director BIO/IOS - SDS Program Education: B.A.: Mount Holyoke College - Biochemistry, Ph.D.: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - Molecular Biology and Genetics Home Institution: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Tell us about your research: My research focuses on kinase signaling pathways in protozoan parasites, that pose a significant danger …
What is your position at NSF? At NSF, I am a science Assistant in the division of IOS. How did you hear about NSF? I first heard about NSF through my involvement in undergraduate research. I was an undergraduate researcher for four years and NSF funded my mentor's research. Additionally, that same mentor was a rotating …
