Funding

External Grants

• National Institutes of Health (NICHD) 1R15HD114135-01 Molecular Analysis of Tweety Family Genes in Development and Tissue Homeostasis, $452,100 (2023 - 2026). 

•  iGEM Impact Grant, for SOILution, $2,500

• · MASBA (Mid-Atlantic Synthetic Biology Association) Web Design Fund $2,500 (2023)

• National Institutes of Health, R21 NS134005 Del Negro, Christopher A;  Conradi Smith, Gregory Douglas;  Saha, Margaret S. Project Title: Molecular characterization of expiratory breathing-related interneurons in mammals, $410.415 (2023 -2025). {Withdrew as co-PI to accept R15 grant]. 

• IMPACT GRANT: iGEM, $2,500 (2022) 

• VSGC/NASA: Broadening Participation in Artemis Related Research, PI – Outreach Education Grant $9,000 (2021) 

• VSGC/NASA: Engaging Students in Space Medicine, PI – Outreach Education Grant $7500 (2020)

• National Institutes of Health, NICHHD, “Molecular Ananysis of early Neural Plasticity,”  $402,000 (2018-2023)

• VSGC/NASA: "Engineering biology for space: engaging teach and students in the promise of synthetic biology"  $6,500 (2018) 

• “Building with Biology” (Outreach grant for synthetic biology from Boston Museum of Science), $1,500 (2018)

• Beckman Foundation 2018 Beckman Scholars Award, $130,000 (2018-2021), Program Director/Faculty Contact

• “Building With Biology” (Outreach grant for synthetic biology), $1,200 (2016)

• “Rhodococcus Pilot Grant” (HHMI), $2,000 (2015-2016)

• Beckman Foundation 2015 Beckman Scholars Award, $130,000, (2015-2017), Faculty Contact/Program Director.

• Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Undergraduate Biological Sciences Education Program Award, $1.5 million, (2014-2021), Program Director

• National Science Foundation, IOS-1257895, "Compensatory Mechanisms Regulating Neuronal Fate Following Notch Signaling Perturbation,"  (2013-2017), $400,000.

• National Institutes of Health, NICHHD (1R15HD077624-01), “Plasticity and Regulation in Xenopus Anterior-Posterior Patterning,” (2013-2017), $368,000.

• National Science Foundation, PI: Matthew Wawersik; Co-PIs: Lizabeth Allison, Oliver Kerscher, Margaret Saha, “MRI:  Acquisition of a Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope for Biological Imaging in Research and Teaching” (2010-2013), $344,652.00 + $147,707.00 match.

• Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Undergraduate Biological Sciences Education Program Award, $1.2 million, (2010-2014), Program Director.

• National Institutes of Health, NINDS (R15 NS067566-01), “Neurotransmitter Fate Specification and the Role of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels,” (2009-2013),  $213,017.

• Howard Hughes Medical Institute, grant awarding participation in Phage Genomics Research Initiative (Awarded by the HHMI Science Education Alliance for implementation of phage lab (all expenses for two lab sections paid, including sequencing an entire viral genome, 2008-2010); M. Forsyth & K. Williamson, co-instructors.

• Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Undergraduate Biological Sciences Education Program Award, $1.8 million, (2006-2010), Project Director

• Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) of the Office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, “In Vivo Molecular Imaging of Mammary Tumorigenesis in Murine Model Systems”  (2005-2007), $107,015.

• Jeffress Memorial Trust, “Novel Laser-Based Strategies for the Insertion of DNA into Cells of Living Organisms,” 1/03-12/05, $44,000 

• Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Undergraduate Biological Sciences Education Program  Award, $1.6 million, (2002-2006), Project Director

• Commonwealth Technology Research Fund, “Bringing the Future of Bioinformatics to Virginia,”Principal Investigator:  D. Manos; Co-PIs:  M. Saha, G. Smith, and R. Voigt, $3,251,901 (2001-2006).

• Consultant on SBIR-NSF Proposal, “Use of a Visual Programming Environment to Promote Bioinformatics Education,” (for Incogen); (1/04-7/04).

• National Science Foundation,  “A Confocal Microscope for Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biology, “  M. Saha, PI, with Co-PIs L. Allison, E. Bradley, P. Heideman, D. Shakes  $172,444 (2000-2002).

• Commonwealth Health Research Board,  “Imaging the Aging Brain: In vivo Detection of Key AgingMolecules,” (PI), with Co-PIs E. Bradley, A. Weisenberger, S. Majewski, R. Welsh, $65,000, (2000-2001). 

• Commonwealth Health Research Board,  “Surface bound Antimicrobials to Control Disease Transmission,” Co-PI with (M. Kelley, PI, and other Co-PIs), $60,000 (2000-2001). 

• National Science Foundation, “Research Experience for Undergraduates” Supplement, $3080, (2000).

• Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Undergraduate Biological Sciences Education Program Award, $1.6 million, (1998-2002), Project Director.

• Presidential Faculty Fellowship administered by the National Science Foundation, Mechanisms of Health Predoctoral Award: Developmental Biology Training Grant (1986 -1990).

• Presidential Faculty Fellowship administered by the National Science Foundation, Mechanisms of Neural and Vascular Patterning during Vertebrate Embryogenesis," $500,000  (1996--2003).

• National Science Foundation, "Collaborative Research in Neuroscience: In Vivo Neural Gene Imaging Using a Novel Radiation Detector," $99,998 (1996-1999).

• National Science Foundation Instrumentation Grant, "Automated Sequencer for PopulationGenetics, Phylogeny, Toxicology and Immunology," (with J. Graves, PI, E. Burreson, S.Kaattari, J. Duffy as Co-PIs, $57,125)

• National Institutes of Health, "Angiogenesis and the Role of xEGR1 in Xenopus,"   $104,250, R15 HD32080-01A1 (1995-1998).

• National Science Foundation, "Determination of the Dorsal-Ventral Neural Axis in Xenopus,"

•  Supplement for two summer students.

• National Science Foundation, "Determination of the Dorsal-Ventral Neural Axis in Xenopus,"  IBN-9406326 for $254,767 (1994-1997)

• Fight for Sight, "Experimental Analysis of the Generation of Bilateral Symmetry," (GA94025) for $11,000  (1994-1995).

• Jeffress Memorial Foundation, "Determination and Patterning of the Xenopus Forebrain: The Role of XeNK-2 in Anterior Neural Development," (J299) for $17,500 (1994-995).

• National Institutes of Health Predoctoral Award: Developmental Biology Training Grant(1986 -1990).

 Internal grants

• CCEE- W&M: “Developing Diatoms as a New Carbon Neutral/Negative Synthetic Biology Chassis for Novel Materials Development andBioremediation"  ($20,000) (2020 -  )

• "Engineering an Inexpensive, Field-Ready Sensor for Detecting Bacteria for Assessing Biodiversity, Human Impact, and Pathogenicity.”  Commonwealth Center for Energy and the Enviornment, $20,000 (2019 -- )

• Creative Adaptation Grant: (with Peter Kemper):  “Well Aligned Classes for a Well-Rounded Education in the Life Sciences and Computer Science”  ($39,831).

• Creative Adaptation Grant: “Development and Integration of Research-Based Data Analysis Exercises into the Introductory Biology Lab,” M. Saha PI, with M. Forsyth, A. LaMar, D. Cristol,  R. Varney. Funded at $35,142. For 2013-2014.

• Faculty Research Assignment (2012-2013)

• Faculty Research Assignment (2006-2007)

• Faculty Research Assignment (1999-2000)

• Award from A&S Lecture Committee for Andrew Lumsden’s seminar (November, 1998)

• Summer Research Grant (Summer 1994) for "Dorsal-Ventral Patterning in the Xenopus Forebrain"  

• Contributed a section for the "Academic Technology" minigrant (organized by L. Sanderson) to obtain and utilize Macintosh computers in Neurobiology and Developmental Biology