Publications
2004200320022001200019991998
prior to 1998

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Active Grants and Awards
20042003200220012000199919981997prior to 1997

Published Abstracts and Scientific Contributions
20042003200220012000199919981997prior to 1997

Acknowledgement




Active Grants and Awards

2000

$455,000 (September 2000-August 2004) MacArthur Foundation, African Programs Division; Research, collecting, training, education, and conservation of biodiversity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. John Bates , Julian Kerbis Peterhans, Shannon Hackett, Dan Brinkmeier, co-PIs.

$800 (2000-2001) Polish Academy of Science (PAN), International agreement on scientific and technical collaboration between PAN and NSF to J. Miadlikowska and F. Lutzoni. Coevolution of symbiotic associations within peltigerous lichens (Peltigerineae, Ascomycota).

$21,500 (2000) Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) PostDoc Grant to S. Zoller and F. Lutzoni. Investigation of mechanisms involved in accelerated evolution: a population genetic approach using the Omphalina (Basidiomycetes) model system.

2000 Sigma Xi. Grants in Aid for Research. Understanding the evolution of Neotropical diversity: implications from phylogeographic patterns in two co-distributed avian genera. Jose G. Tello

2000 American Museum of Natural History. Frank M. Chapman Memorial Fund. Understanding the evolution of Neotropical diversity: implications from phylogeographic patterns in two co-distributed avian genera. Jose G. Tello

$705,365 (1995-2001) National Science Foundation, Systematic Biology: Partnerships for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy (PEET), DEB-9521926; Studies in the Lasiosphaeriaceae. Monographs of two key genera and family-level phylogeny. Sabine Huhndorf, PI; François Lutzoni and Greg Mueller, senior associates.

$225,619 (March 1997-March 2001) National Science Foundation, Systematic Biology, DEB-9615533, Collaborative Research: Phylogeny, Character Evolution, and Diversification of Extant Ferns. PIs: Kathleen Pryer, Field Museum; Paul Wolf, Utah State Univ.; Alan Smith, UC-Berkeley.

$160,000 (March 1997-March 2001) National Science Foundation, Systematic Biology, DEB-9615542; Consequences of mutualism (lichenization) on the phylogeny and diversification of ascomycetes. François Lutzoni, PI.

$350,000 (September 1997-August 2001) National Science Foundation, DEB-9702824. CAREER: Host-endosymbiont co-evolution and host speciation: Wolbachia pipientis and Drosophila simulans. J.W.O. Ballard, PI.

$188,845 (August 1998-August 2001) National Science Foundation, Major Research Instrumentation Program, STI-9871374; Acquisition of a High-Capacity Multiprocessor Computer Server Cluster for Phylogenetic Analysis of DNA Sequence Data in Biological Research. Kathleen Pryer, PI; Shannon Hackett, François Lutzoni, Tim Krauskopf, Lee Weigt, co-PIs.

$740,000 (January 1998-December 2003) National Science Foundation. PEET: The Diplopoda: Research, Taxonomic Training, and Computerization Petra Sierwald, William Shear, co-PIs.

$43,946 (January 1999-March 2001) National Science Foundation, International Program, Eastern Europe division, Supplement to NSF DEB-9615542 grant; Consequences of mutualism (lichenization) on the phylogeny and diversification of ascomycetes. François Lutzoni, PI.

$200,000 (March 1999-April 2002) National Science Foundation, Division of Environmental Biology, Systematic Biology Program. Phylogenetic Relationships and Evolution of Function in Labrid Fishes. M. W. Westneat, P.I.

$749,634 (September 1999-August 2004) National Science Foundation. PEET: Bivalves - Research, Training, Electronic Dissemination of Data. Rudiger Bieler, Paula Mikkelsen, co-PIs.

$9,300 (15 May 1999-30 April 2001) National Science Foundation Doctoral Disseration Improvement Grant DEB-9972555 for dissertation research on "The Evolution and Consequences of Variation in Life Histories and Development of Marine Gastropods in the genus Crepidula." Rachel Collin and Barry Chernoff, co-PIs.

$190,000 (September 1999-August 2001) National Science Foundation, Division of Environmental Biology, Systematic Biology Program; Molecular, morphological, and vocal diversity in Neotropical antbirds. John Bates and Shannon Hackett, co-PIs.

$100,000 (1999-2000) Sloan DOE Postdoctoral Fellowship, Investigation of the type I error rates and power of six statistical tests of the neutral theory of molecular evolution. Schizas, N., R.R. Hudson and J.W.O. Ballard, co-PIs.

$16,400 (1999-2000) The Kosciuszko Foundation Grant (An American Center for Polish Culture, New York - Warsaw) to J. Miadlikowska and F. Lutzoni. Tri-membered symbiotic associations as a key innovation for the radiation of the Peltigerales (lichen-forming Ascomycota).




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