NiCE: The neural control of larval settlement in a genetically tractable jellyfish — NSF Award to Massachusetts Institute of Techn
The lifecycle of many marine organisms includes a free-swimming larval stage that searches for a place to attach, where it metamorphoses into an adult. This search and decision-making process (larval settlement) is poorly understood yet essential: it is expected to play critical roles in determining species density and
| Award title | NiCE: The neural control of larval settlement in a genetically tractable jellyfish |
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| Award ID | 2449561 |
| Awardee | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| City | CAMBRIDGE |
| State | MA |
| Amount obligated | $500,000 |
| Principal investigator | Brandon Weissbourd |
| Program | Activation |
| Start date | 09/01/2025 |
| Abstract | The lifecycle of many marine organisms includes a free-swimming larval stage that searches for a place to attach, where it metamorphoses into an adult. This search and decision-making process (larval settlement) is poorly understood yet essential: it is expected to play critical roles in determining species density and to be point of vulnerability. Understanding larval settlement therefore has important societal implications for both promoting the growth of desired species and protecting regions |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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