The agreement aims at scientific cooperation through FAPESP and NSF programs, respectively BIOTA and Dimensions of Biodiversity.
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National Science Foundation (NSF) and Dimensions of Biodiversity and BIOTA
- National Science Foundation (NSF) and American Universities (Chemistry)
- National Science Foundation (NSF) and Catalyzing New International Collaborations (CNIC)
- National Science Foundation (NSF) and Dimensions of Biodiversity and BIOTA
- National Science Foundation (NSF) and International Collaborations in Chemistry Program
- National Science Foundation (NSF) and NSF’s Partnership for International Research and Education (PIRE)
- National Science Foundation (NSF) and Program on Materials World Network (MWN)
Research grants
- Dimensions US-BIOTA-São Paulo: more to the blow fly than meets the eye: understanding evolutionary and genetic origins of diverse trophic specializations, AP.BTA.TEM
Abstract
Flies are diverse models for studying the evolution of the parasitic habit. With 1,256 described species, blow flies (family Calliphoridae) are an ideal candidate for comparative study of the genetic and behavioral determinants of feeding adaptations. Based on feeding habits of their larvae, blow flies are classified as either: 1) necrosaprophagous, which feed on decomposing tissue; 2) fa…
- Collaborative research: Dimensions US-São Paulo: integrating phylogeny, genetics, and chemical ecology to unravel the tangled bank of the multipartite fungus-farming ant symbiosis, AP.BTA.TEM
Abstract
Overview: Species interactions can drive diversification. This is particularly true in cases of coevolved symbioses, where coevolutionary processes can lead to the generation and maintenance of novel functional and genetic diversity as organisms respond to each over microevolutionary timescales. Furthermore, such evolutionary coupling can lead to taxonomic diversification, as one or more …
- Dimensions US-BIOTA-Sao Paulo: traits as predictors of adaptive diversification along the Brazilian Dry Diagonal, AP.BTA.TEM
Abstract
The Dry Diagonal (DD) contains a number of environments including the Caatinga and Cerrado that span over 1/3 the area of Brazil, as well as the Chaco of northern Argentina. Because of its perceived lower biodiversity for many taxa than in better known biomes such as the Amazon basin and the Atlantic forest, evolutionary processes in the DD have received much less attention from biologis…
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- Dimensions US-Biota São Paulo: Chemically mediated multi-trophic interaction diversity across tropical gradients, AP.BTA.TEM
Abstract
Most known species are involved in chemically mediated plant-insect-parasitoid interactions, and recent syntheses point to a substantial gap in our understanding of trophic interaction diversity. This gap will be filled by our proposed research to examine (AU)
- Dimensions US-BIOTA - São Paulo: collaborative research: integrating dimensions of microbial biodiversity across land use change in tropical forests, AP.BTA.TEM
Abstract
Microorganisms drive the ecosystem processes on which all of life depends, yet we know much less about their biodiversity than we do for plants and animals. Microbial ecology is increasingly sophisticated in estimating the phylogenetic, genetic, and functional dimensions of microbial biodiversity, but integration of these dimensions has proven elusive. This project will combine recent adv…
- Structure and evolution of the Amazonian biota and its environment: an integrative approach, AP.BTA.TEM
Abstract
We propose a new evolutionary and environmental synthesis of Amazonian biodiversity that will seek to answer 11 key research questions on 4 target-taxa (butterflies, plants, birds, primates): Question 1 asks where biodiversity is distributed in Amazônia. We will develop the most complete georeferenced database to date for Amazonian vascular plants and terrestrial vertebrates and then use …
Scholarships in Brazil
- Assistance and organization of expeditions to collect species of Brazilian snakes and assistance in curating the herpetological collection (specimens, tissue, glands and poisons) of the Butantan Institute: organization and management of animals in the vivarium, BP.TT
- Unraveling the origin of the parasitic fungus Escovopsis, BP.PD
Abstract
It is well-known that many specialized parasites originated from generalist ancestors that explored several hosts. Recent findings have shown that this evolutionary process had also occurred in the opposite direction. Considered a parasite of the fungal crops cultivated by attine ants, fungi in the genus Escovopsis (Ascomycota: Hypocreaceae) are associated with colonies of these insects. …
- The superorganism immunology: detection, response, and memory in leaf-cutting ants, BP.MS
Abstract
The ability of leaf-cutting ants to detect, recognize and selectively remove invasive fungi and antagonists to the fungus they cultivate is conspicuous, as well as the role of social immunology to perform these tasks. Although behavioral aspects are known, the mechanisms behind the detection, response, and memory against invading fungi are still underexplored. Previous results indicated t…
(Only some records are available in English at this moment)
- Discrimination of methane-consuming bacteria in the forest-to-pasture land-use change in the Amazon region, BP.IC
Abstract
Methane is one of the main greenhouse gases, and its cycle is dependent on the action of microorganisms in several of its stages, which are the only natural sources and drains in relation to soils. Methanogenic archaea typically produce this gas, while methanotrophic bacteria consume it, using it as an energy source. Thus, understanding how methane fluxes and methanotrophic bacteria respo…
- Assessing the functional microbes for methane transformation in Amazonian soils, BP.IC
Abstract
In this proposal, integrated to the project "Dimensions US-BIOTA-São Paulo: Integrating dimensions of microbial biodiversity across land use change in tropical forests" (FAPESP 2014/50320-4), the trainee will be involved in the project targeting the functional microbial groups related to methane cycling in Amazonian soils. The student will support the work developed by the postdoctoral re…
- Lyophilization of cultures of fungi in the genus Escovopsis, BP.TT
(Only some records are available in English at this moment)
Total / Available in English
| 5 / 5 | Ongoing research grants |
| 4 / 3 | Completed research grants |
| 16 / 16 | Ongoing scholarships in Brazil |
| 72 / 52 | Completed scholarships in Brazil |
| 97 / 76 | All research grants and scholarships |
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