DFR Innovation Fund for New Ideas in the Natural Sciences
Projects that explore what music can teach us about the brain, how cells protect themselves from damaging ultraviolet rays, and which planets may be capable of supporting life are among the five projects selected to receive the Dean for Research Innovation Funds for New Ideas in the Natural Sciences.
Three projects have been chosen for funding through the Dean for Research Innovation Funds for New Ideas in the Natural Sciences
What Dinosaur eggshells can teach us about forgotten ecosystems
The Dean for Research Fund for New Ideas in the Natural Sciences supports the exploration of highly promising ideas that are at an early stage and need additional investigation prior to becoming the basis of a proposal for funding to an external agency that sponsors research. Five projects have been selected for funding this year:
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The fund supports the exploration of new concepts that require additional study or experiments before they are ready to become the basis of a competitive proposal to a funding agency.
Finding novel antimicrobials by studying marsupials
Three early-stage research projects with the potential to address significant scientific questions have been selected to receive funding through the Dean for Research Innovation Fund for New Ideas in the Natural Sciences.
One of the projects aims to apply a…
This initiative supports the exploration of new concepts and ideas that are at an early stage and may not be ready for forming the basis of a competitive proposal submitted to a funding agency.
Putting light to work for advanced technologies
A number of innovative research projects ranging from the sciences to the arts and engineering have been granted funding through Princeton's Office of the Dean for Research.
Each year, the Dean for Research Innovation Fund gives support for exploratory research projects that might…
A forensic approach to the study of food webs: Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Robert Pringle and his team will sequence DNA fragments in fecal samples of free…
Garnet Chan, the A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Chemistry, and Gregory Scholes, the William S. Tod…
A new initiative to encourage bold and creative research at Princeton University is poised to bear fruit: The first annual Dean for Research Innovation Funds have been awarded to a group of projects that push the boundaries of research in the natural sciences.…