Grants and Awards

2020 University of Chicago Pilot 2.0 “Desiccation Tolerance in Green Algae from Desert Microbiotic Crust Microbiomes” - Zoe Cardon (MBL), Elena Peredo (MBL) and Jotham Austin II (UChicago). 

2018 University of Chicago & MBL Microeco “From Corals to Coast”. Seed money founding preliminary data generation on Gracilaria microbiome ($54 600). 

2016 - CSP 2017. Protecting photosynthesis during desiccation: do the genomes of desert-derived and aquatic Scenedesmus species hold the key to understanding extreme desiccation tolerance among green algae? Collaboration with JGI (DOE US) to generate annotation genomes of four species of green algae. Role PI. Duration >4 years 

2010-2012 Fulbright Foundation and Spanish Ministry of Education Postdoctoral Fellowship. Full salary plus benefits, 24 months, approx.  approx. $45 000/year. 

2007 Support through Attendance at Ecology Conferences, Symposia and Workshops ‘Student & Early Career Support’ British Ecology Society (History, Evolution and Future of Arctic & Alpine Flora, St Andrews, UK)

2006 FPU Predoctoral Visiting Scientist Support, Spanish Ministry of Education. Financial support for specific research at a foreign institution. Travel and expenses-four months U. St Andrews.

2003-2007 FPU Predoctoral fellowship, Spanish Ministry of Education.  Full salary plus benefits.  Grad school tuition, 48 months, approx $25 000/year.