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Grant Summary

University of California, Santa Cruz Department of Ocean Sciences, School of Earth & Marine Science
Lab of Jonathan Zehr, PhD
Term Amount Date Approved
49 months $3,761,929 May 2008
Purpose
For research in the laboratory of Senior Investigator Dr. Jonathan P. Zehr on the microbiological underpinnings of the nitrogen cycle in the ocean. The objectives of this grant are to investigate the microbiology, diversity, physiology, biochemistry, and biogeochemistry of the open ocean nitrogen cycle, including N2 fixation and nitrate assimilation.
Funding area:  Science  /  Marine Microbiology Initiative
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