NSF award 2620617 · University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Postdoctoral Fellowship: OCE-PRF: Do diatoms use proton-pumping rhodopsins as an alternative energy source under high light

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29 March 2028

in 528 days · The award ends on 30 November 2027.

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Award number: 2620617
Period of support: 15 Jan 2026 – 30 Nov 2027
Amount: $298,228
Awardee: University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, NC
Program: OCE Postdoctoral Fellowships
Directorate: GEO

Abstract

We are well aware that algae living in the global oceans play a critical role in the cycling of carbon and climate. Notably, algae called diatoms are responsible for a large proportion of carbon uptake and sequestration in the world’s oceans. Due to this, diatoms are considered “first responders” to climate change. More specifically they offset increasing carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere by transferring it…

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