The Division of Molecular & Cellular Biosciences (MCB) at the NSF will have a virtual office hour on Wed, June 11th from 2 – 3pm ET. The topic will be Tips on Writing a Competitive NSF Proposal. Please register here:

Join the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) for a virtual office hour on Wed, June 18th at 1 – 2 pm ET. The topic will be NSF’s Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER). CAREER proposals are due on July 23, 2025. Register here:

NSF has created an Executive Order Implementation webpage to ensure the widest dissemination of information and updates. We will continue to communicate with you as we receive additional guidance.

Join us on Thursday January 16th, 1 – 2pm ET for the first IOS Virtual Office Hour of 2025. The topic is: Broader Impacts Demystified!.

Job opportunity in NSF / IOS (Integrative Organismal Systems) in the Neural Systems Cluster!. It's a permanent Program Director position for the Neural Systems Cluster in Alexandria, VA. Happy to answer any questions if you have them!.

The Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) at NSF has a vacancy announcement for a Deputy Division Director (DDD) position in DEB (Division of Environmental Biology). Closing date is 1/9/25. See USAJobs posting.

Our IOS Virtual Office Hour this month is on what to do post-review with your individual reviews, panel summary & Program Officer comments. December 19th from 1-2pm ET. We'll share valuable info for anyone about the merit review process. See you there!.

NSF started requiring the use of MFA (Multifactor Authentication) when logging into in Sept 2024. Here's a post with some updates & tips on the MFA process.

Did you know there was a recent NSF DCL (Dear Colleague Letter) for Advancing Research at the Intersection of Biology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML)? NSF 24-131. If not, now you do! 😉 Check it out! .

The #1 piece of advice I give people applying for NSF funding. **Talk to a Program Director** . We are not scary. Promise. Our job is to help figure out the best place for your research to be reviewed at NSF. If you email & don't hear back in a week, please email again!.

If you're going to #ABRCMS2024 in Pittsburgh stop by the NSF Bio Booth! We'll have tons of info for anyone interested in applying to NSF. that includes all you faculty in attendance! We're also doing an NSF101 professional dev session today (11/13) from 5:15-6pm in CC401-402.

Did you know that Multifactor Authentication is now required to access as of October 27th, 2024?. Set your's up early to avoid any issues!.

Calling all post-docs & new faculty to join us for a special webinar Nov. 20 from 3-4pm ET . “From Postdoc to Principal Investigator” . hosted by the Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) within NSF’s Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO).

Join us on Thurs Nov 21st, 1 – 2pm ET for the next IOS Virtual Office Hour where Program Directors will be discussing recent updates to two solicitations, Synthetic Communities (NSF 25-501) and Organismal Response to Climate Change (NSF 25-504).

Easy registration link here:.

Next Wednesday, October 30th from 11-12pm ET NSF BIO's Directorate will be hosting Dr. Avery August for a Distinguished Lecture. The title of his talk is "The Culture Club: Inclusive Excellence in Recruitment and Retention". Anyone can register to attend!

Reposting this today because the IOS Virtual Office hour is today 10/17. I had the wrong date yesterday. You can still participate & meet the IOS Program Directors (PDs) virtually! Register 👇 Come talk with PDs! I'll be there!.

Woohoo! Another Nobel for basic research done in the mighty C. elegans!.

Did you know there is a new NSF BIO DCL hot off the press?. Post-Baccalaureate Research and Training (PBRT) in the Biological Sciences Supplemental Funding Opportunity (NSF 24-128).

An amazing scientist. Always was grateful to have his scientific insight on my graduate work. I still remember his Carnegie microscopy class and all I took from that.