Blog of the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) at the National Science Foundation
IOS is sad to announce the departure of Donaven McLaurin, the science assistant for all of IOS. Donaven’s happy and chipper personality will be dearly missed within our community. His scientific knowledge during panels was greatly appreciated as it helped encourage and advance conversation between panelists. As an IOS blog member, Donaven’s bright ideas helped …
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The slides are available here. The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) held a Virtual Office Hour on September 16, 2021 providing information about the Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) program. We were joined by program directors from the Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI) in our discussion. The PRFB solicitation (NSF 21-614) was recently …
Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Disease (EEID) Full Proposal Deadline is Nov 24, 2021 Is your research focused on factors that contribute to the transmission of infectious disease? If so, you should definitely have a look at the latest version of the Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) solicitation, NSF 21-609. This is a long-standing BIO-based program that focuses on an integrative understanding of transmission dynamics of …
Full Proposal Deadline: December 6, 2021 Opportunities to Learn More: IOS Virtual Office Hours - Sept. 16, 2021 The new Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) solicitation is hot off the presses! These fellowships encourage independence at an early stage in a research career by enabling Fellows to pursue their research and training goals in the most appropriate …
IOS would like to bring your attention to a program in NSF’s Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) that supports international research and research-related activities for U.S. science and engineering students. The International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) solicitation, 20-598, describes two tracks and details how to apply to the program. IRES - Track …
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IOS is sad to announce the farewell of Paulyn Cartwright, a Program Director for the Developmental Systems Program. Paulyn has left a strong mark on the IOS community through her enthusiastic, go-getter attitude. She has worked with other Program Directors to navigate and manage multiple Developmental Systems panels. As a faculty member of the University …
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On July 15th 2021, IOS held our monthly Virtual Office Hour and the focus this month was on the NSF Research Traineeship Program (NRT 21-536),in the Directorate for Education and Human Resources. The goal of the NRT program is to develop innovative models for graduate training (both master’s and doctoral degree programs) in interdisciplinary and …
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Repost from our colleagues in the Division of Environmental Biology (DEB). Please join NSF Program Officers from the Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) and the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) on Wednesday August 11th anytime from 11 am to 2 pm Eastern time for an informal question and answer session. Be sure and register in advance …
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IOS would like to take the opportunity to say farewell to Dr. Donal Manahan, who is returning to the University of Southern California where he is a Professor of Biological Sciences. Donal’s time as Division Director for IOS was marked by his tireless support and enthusiasm for the IOS research community. He enthusiastically performed outreach …
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