Life Sciences
The Simons Foundation division of Life Sciences seeks to advance basic research on fundamental questions in biology. The division currently focuses on microbial oceanography and computational biogeochemical modeling of marine ecosystems, microbial ecology and evolution, and support of early-career scientists.
Research Areas
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Supports two Simons Collaborations — on Ocean Processes and Ecology and on Computational Biogeochemical Modeling of Marine Ecosystems — and other programs
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Supports the Simons Collaboration on Principles of Microbial Ecosystems and other programs
View MoreAwards
Awards to individuals support research in microbial oceanography, microbial ecology and evolution, and related areas.
Read MoreThe Simons Investigator in Aquatic Microbial Ecology Awards support recently tenured, outstanding investigators in the field of microbial ecology in marine or natural freshwater systems, who will advance our understanding through field studies, laboratory experiments, modeling or theory.
Read MoreThe division provides support for outstanding early-career investigators through Simons Early Career Investigator in Aquatic Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards.
Read MoreThe Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Microbial Ecology support entry of talented scientists into this field. The division also sponsors fellowships in partnership with the Life Sciences Research Foundation.
Read MoreSupport is provided for the Microbial Diversity Course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, the International Geobiology Course based at Pennsylvania State University, and the MIT Integrative Microbiology Initiative.
Read MoreData on diverse human populations from the Simons Genome Diversity Project are available.
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