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Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Gloucester Point, VA

$14,386,766

Total funding

34

Grants

Funding over time

peak $2.9M · FY2008–25

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Funding mix

By agency

NASA$3,983,636 · 6

NIH$3,647,377 · 4

DOD$3,063,826 · 16

USDA$2,180,745 · 6

DOE$1,511,182 · 2

By mechanism

—$10,739,389 · 30

R01$3,633,296 · 3

F31$14,081 · 1

Investigators at Virginia Institute Of Marine Science

Investigator-initiated All funding

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Rising Stars

First grant in the last 5 yrs

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Emerging Leaders

6–10 yrs in

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All-Time

Most funded here, all years

1Andrew R Wargo$1,957,1561 gr 2Michael Unger$700,4382 gr 3Aaron Beck$425,1751 gr 4Stephen L Kaattari$275,2631 gr 5Wolfgang Klaus Vogelbein$275,2631 gr

Largest grants

THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INVESTIGATE THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND LAND-COVER/LAND-USE CHANGE (LCLUC) ON THE T$1,560,017

· FY2014 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

THIS PROPOSAL RESPONDS TO THE AMENDMENT A.3. OBB CALL FOR THE EXPORTS FIELD CAMPAIGN. USING SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING DATA TO PREDICT EXPORT AND FATE OF NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION (NPP) IN A GIVEN REGION AND TIME REQUIRES AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE DRIVERS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF PLANKTON COMMUNITY STRUCTURE. THE EXPORTS SCIENCE PLAN CHARACTERIZES 5 PATHWAYS FOR THE EXPORT OF NPP FROM THE SURFACE OCEAN INTO THE INTERIOR TWO OF WHICH ARE MEDIATED BY MESOZOOPLANKTON: PRODUCTION AND SINKING OF FECAL PELLETS AND ACTIVE TRANSPORT BY VERTICAL MIGRATION. WE PROPOSE TO ADDRESS EXPORTS SCIENCE QUESTIONS SQT (TA AND TB) AND SQ2 (2A B D) BY CONDUCTING FIELD-BASED PROCESS STUDIES OF MESOZOOPLANKTON-MEDIATED EXPORT IN THE NE PACIFIC AND N ATLANTIC OCEANS. THE GUIDING HYPOTHESIS IS THAT CHANGES IN PHYTOPLANKTON COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND NPP AFFECT ZOOPLANKTON ABUNDANCE BIOMASS SIZE AND TAXONOMIC STRUCTURE ALL OF WHICH CONTROLS AND SCALES TO EXPORT IN A QUANTIFIABLE AND PREDICTABLE WAY. SATELLITE OBSERVABLES AND DATA PRODUCTS INCLUDING EUPHOTIC ZONE PHYTOPLANKTON BIOMASS AND FUNCTIONAL TYPE PARTICLE SIZE SPECTRUM LIGHT ATTENUATION AND TEMPERATURE WILL BE USED TO PREDICT ZOOPLANKTON COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND IN TURN ZOOPLANKTON-MEDIATED EXPORT SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCING OUR ABILITY TO PREDICT EXPORT AND FATE OF NPP.$1,070,540

· FY2020 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT: SENSING EXPORTS OF ANTHROPOGENIC CARBON THROUGH OCEAN OBSERVATION (SEA CO2) TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA) PLEASE GO TO THE ARPA-E WEBSITE ATHTTPS://ARPA-E-FOA.ENERGY.GOV. TO APPLY TO THIS FOA, APPLICANTS MUST REGISTER WITH AND SUBMIT APPLICATIONMATERIALS THROUGH ARPA-E EXCHANGE (HTTPS://ARPA-E-FOA.ENERGY.GOV/REGISTRATION.ASPX). FOR DETAILEDGUIDANCE ON USING ARPA-E EXCHANGE, PLEASE REFER TO THE ARPA-E EXCHANGE USER GUIDE (HTTPS://ARPA-E-FOA.ENERGY.GOV/MANUALS.ASPX). ARPA-E WILL NOT REVIEW OR CONSIDER CONCEPT PAPERS SUBMITTED THROUGHOTHER MEANS. FOR PROBLEMS WITH ARPA-E EXCHANGE, EMAIL EXCHANGEHELP@HQ.DOE.GOV (WITH FOA NAMEAND NUMBER IN THE SUBJECT LINE). QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS FOA? CHECK THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://ARPA- E.ENERGY.GOV/FAQ. FOR QUESTIONS THAT HAVE NOT ALREADY BEEN ANSWERED, EMAIL ARPA-E-CO@HQ.DOE.GOV. TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA) PLEASE GO TO THE ARPA-E WEBSITE ATHTTPS://ARPA-E-FOA.ENERGY.GOV. TO APPLY TO THIS FOA, APPLICANTS MUST REGISTER WITH AND SUBMIT APPLICATIONMATERIALS THROUGH ARPA-E EXCHANGE (HTTPS ://ARPA-E-FOA.ENERGY.GOV/REGISTRATION.ASPX). FOR DETAILED GUIDANCE ON USING ARPA-E EXCHANGE, PLEASE REFER TO THE ARPA-E EXCHANGE USER GUIDE (HTTPS://ARPA-E-FOA.ENERGY.GOV/MANUALS.ASPX). ARPA-E WILL NOT REVIEW OR CONSIDER CONCEPT PAPERS SUBMITTED THROUGH OTHER MEANS. FOR PROBLEMS WITH ARPA-E EXCHANGE, EMAIL EXCHANGEHELP@HQ.DOE.GOV (WITH FOA NAME AND NUMBER IN THE SUBJECT LINE). QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS FOA? CHECK THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AVAILABLE AT HTTP://ARPA- E.ENERGY.GOV/FAQ. FOR QUESTIONS THAT HAVE NOT ALREADY BEEN ANSWERED, EMAIL ARPA-E-CO@HQ.DOE.GOV. AGENCY OVERVIEW THE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY – ENERGY (ARPA-E), AN ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE), IS CHARTERED BY CONGRESS IN THE AMERICA COMPETES ACT OF 2007 (P.L. 110-69), AS AMENDED BY THE AMERICA COMPETES REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2010 (P.L. 111-358), AS FURTHER AMENDED BY THE ENERGY ACT OF 2020 (P.L. 116-260): “(A) TO ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC AND ENERGY SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES THAT— (I) REDUCE IMPORTS OF ENERGY FROM FOREIGN SOURCES; (II) REDUCE ENERGY-RELATED EMISSIONS, INCLUDING GREENHOUSE GASES; (III) IMPROVE THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF ALL ECONOMIC SECTORS; (IV) PROVIDE TRANSFORMATIVE SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT, CLEAN-UP, AND DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE AND SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL; AND (V) IMPROVE THE RESILIENCE, RELIABILITY, AND SECURITY OF INFRASTRUCTURE TO PRODUCE, DELIVER, AND STORE ENERGY; AND (B) TO ENSURE THAT THE UNITED STATES MAINTAINS A TECHNOLOGICAL LEAD IN DEVELOPING AND DEPLOYING ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES.” ARPA-E ISSUES THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT (FOA) UNDER ITS AUTHORIZING STATUTE CODIFIED AT 42 U.S.C. § 16538. THE FOA AND ANY COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS OR GRANTS MADE UNDER THIS FOA ARE SUBJECT TO 2 C.F.R. PART 200 AS SUPPLEMENTED BY 2 C.F.R. PART 910. ARPA-E FUNDS RESEARCH ON, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF, TRANSFORMATIVE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MISSIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. THE AGENCY FOCUSES ON TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN BE MEANINGFULLY ADVANCED WITH A MODEST INVESTMENT OVER A DEFINED PERIOD OF TIME IN ORDER TO CATALYZE THE TRANSLATION FROM SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY TO EARLY-STAGE TECHNOLOGY. FOR THE LATEST NEWS AND INFORMATION ABOUT ARPA-E, ITS PROGRAMS AND THE RESEARCH PROJECTS CURRENTLY SUPPORTED, SEE: HTTP://ARPA- E.ENERGY.GOV/. ARPA-E FUNDS TRANSFORMATIONAL RESEARCH. EXISTING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES GENERALLY PROGRESS ON ESTABLISHED “LEARNING CURVES” WHERE REFINEMENTS TO A TECHNOLOGY AND THE ECONOMIES OF SCALE THAT ACCRUE AS MANUFACTURING AND DISTRIBUTION DEVELOP DRIVE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COST/PERFORMANCE METRIC IN A GRADUAL FASHION. THIS CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT OF A TECHNOLOGY IS IMPORTANT TO ITS INCREASED COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENT AND IS APPROPRIATELY THE FOCUS OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR OR THE APPLIED TECHNOLOGY OFFICES WITHIN DOE. BY CONTRAST, ARPA-E SUPPORTS TRANSFORMATIVE RESEARCH THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE FUNDAMENTALLY NEW LEARNING CURVES. ARPA-E TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS TYPICALLY START WITH COST/PERFORMANCE ESTIMATES WELL ABOVE THE LEVEL OF AN INCUMBENT TECHNOLOGY. GIVEN THE HIGH RISK INHERENT IN THESE PROJECTS, MANY WILL FAIL TO PROGRESS, BUT SOME MAY SUCCEED IN GENERATING A NEW LEARNING CURVE WITH A PROJECTED COST/PERFORMANCE METRIC THAT IS SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER THAN THAT OF THE INCUMBENT TECHNOLOGY. ARPA-E FUNDS TECHNOLOGY WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BE DISRUPTIVE IN THE MARKETPLACE. THE MERE CREATION OF A NEW LEARNING CURVE DOES NOT ENSURE MARKET PENETRATION. RATHER, THE ULTIMATE VALUE OF A TECHNOLOGY IS DETERMINED BY THE MARKETPLACE, AND IMPACTFUL TECHNOLOGIES ULTIMATELY BECOME DISRUPTIVE – THAT IS, THEY ARE WIDELY ADOPTED AND DISPLACE EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE MARKETPLACE OR CREATE ENTIRELY NEW MARKETS. ARPA-E UNDERSTANDS THAT DEFINITIVE PROOF OF MARKET DISRUPTION TAKES TIME, PARTICULARLY FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES. THEREFORE, ARPA-E FUNDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGIES THAT, IF TECHNICALLY SUCCESSFUL, HAVE CLEAR DISRUPTIVE POTENTIAL, E.G., BY DEMONSTRATING CAPABILITY FOR MANUFACTURING AT COMPETITIVE COST AND DEPLOYMENT AT SCALE. ARPA-E FUNDS APPLIED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET DEFINES “APPLIED RESEARCH” AS AN “ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION UNDERTAKEN IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE NEW KNOWLEDGE…DIRECTED PRIMARILY TOWARDS A SPECIFIC PRACTICAL AIM OR OBJECTIVE” AND DEFINES “EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT” AS “CREATIVE AND SYSTEMATIC WORK, DRAWING ON KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM RESEARCH AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE, WHICH IS DIRECTED AT PRODUCING NEW PRODUCTS OR PROCESSES OR IMPROVING EXISTING PRODUCTS OR PROCESSES.”1 APPLICANTS INTERESTED IN RECEIVING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR BASIC RESEARCH (DEFINED BY THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET AS “EXPERIMENTAL OR THEORETICAL WORK UNDERTAKEN PRIMARILY TO ACQUIRE NEW KNOWLEDGE OF THE UNDERLYING FOUNDATIONS OF PHENOMENA AND OBSERVABLE FACTS”)2 SHOULD CONTACT THE DOE’S OFFICE OF SCIENCE (HTTP://SCIENCE.ENERGY.GOV/). OFFICE OF SCIENCE NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC USER FACILITIES (HTTP://SCIENCE.ENERGY.GOV/USER-FACILITIES/) ARE OPEN TO ALL RESEARCHERS, INCLUDING ARPA-E APPLICANTS AND AWARDEES. THESE FACILITIES PROVIDE ADVANCED TOOLS OF MODERN SCIENCE INCLUDING ACCELERATORS, COLLIDERS, SUPERCOMPUTERS, LIGHT SOURCES AND NEUTRON SOURCES, AS WELL AS FACILITIES FOR STUDYING THE NANOWORLD, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND THE ATMOSPHERE. PROJECTS FOCUSED ON EARLY-STAGE R&D FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY ALONG DEFINED ROADMAPS MAY BE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR SUPPORT THROUGH THE DOE APPLIED ENERGY OFFICES INCLUDING: THE OFFICE OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (HTTP://WWW.EERE.ENERGY.GOV/), THE OFFICE OF FOSSIL ENERGY AND CARBON MANAGEMENT (HTTPS://WWW.ENERGY.GOV/FECM/OFFICE-FOSSIL-ENERGY- AND-CARBON-MANAGEMENT), THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY (HTTP://WWW.ENERGY.GOV/NE/OFFICE-NUCLEAR-ENERGY), AND THE OFFICE OF ELECTRICITY (HTTPS://WWW.ENERGY.GOV/OE/OFFICE-ELECTRICITY). PROGRAM OVERVIEW MARINE CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL (MCDR) WILL BE AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF A FUTURE NEGATIVE EMISSIONS INDUSTRY, WHICH ALONGSIDE EMISSIONS REDUCTION IS NECESSARY TO RESTRICT CLIMATE WARMING TO LESS THAN 2°C AND AVOID GLOBAL, IRREVERSIBLE, AND CATASTROPHIC CHANGES CAUSED BY THIS TEMPERATURE RISE. THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MCDR INDUSTRY THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCALABLE MEASUREMENT, REPORTING AND VALIDATION (MRV) TECHNOLOGIES. MRV MUST BE OF SUFFICIENT QUALITY TO QUANTIFY CARBON DRAWDOWN MAGNITUDES, THE DEGREE OF PERMANENCE, AND BOUND THE UNCERTAINTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE PARAMETERS SO THAT CARBON MARKETS CAN ASCERTAIN CREDIT QUALITY AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CAN MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS REGARDING INVESTMENT RISK. TO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, A PARADIGM SHIFT IN CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA COLLECTION IS REQUIRED, MOVING FROM A SINGLE-POINT COLLECTION PARADIGM TOWARDS A GOAL OF PERSISTENT SENSING OF PARAMETERS ACROSS LARGE AREAS AND/OR VOLUMES. TO VIEW THE FOA IN ITS ENTIRETY, PLEASE VISIT HTTPS://ARPA-E-FOA.ENERGY.GOV.$1,018,902

· FY2025 · Department of Energy

"U.S. EASTERN CONTINENTAL SHELF CARBON CYCLING (USECOS): MODELING DATA ASSIMILATION AND ANALYSIS"AL$941,372

· FY2008 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE HAS EXPERIENCED REMARKABLE GROWTH OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES AND IS A KEY SECTOR IN THE ECONOMIES OF MANY RURAL COASTAL AREAS OF THE US. CONTINUED EXPANSION IS CONSTRAINED BY AVAILABLE LABOR, WHICH, THOUGH A PERENNIAL ISSUE, HAS BEEN EXACERBATED RECENTLY. THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AN IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF LABOR SUPPLY AND DEMAND IN THE BIVALVE SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY, PROVIDE PRACTICAL TOOLS TO INDUSTRY TO MEASURE AND IMPROVE PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY, AND INFORM POLICY ACTIONS AIMED AT AUGMENTING LABOR SUPPLY AND/OR INCREASING USE OF LABOR-SAVING PRODUCTION METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: 1) DETERMINE LABOR, MATERIAL, AND PHYSICAL CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DIFFERENT GROW OUT METHODS AND EVALUATE SUBSTITUTABILITY OF TECHNOLOGY FOR LABOR; 2) ASSESS EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE VIEWS ON EXISTING LABOR STRUCTURES, POTENTIAL FOR ALTERNATIVE MODELS, AND THE SUBSTITUTION OF TECHNOLOGY FOR LABOR; 3) QUANTIFY INDUSTRY LABOR DEMAND, COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH LABOR SHORTAGES, IMPACTS OF EXOGENOUS STRESSORS ON LABOR (E.G., COVID-19, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENERGY PRICES), AND WILLINGNESS TO INVEST OR PARTICIPATE IN PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ADDRESS LABOR ISSUES; 4) DEVELOP A PRODUCTIVITY BENCHMARKING SOFTWARE TOOL AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO INDUSTRY; AND 5) CONDUCT EXTENSIVE OUTREACH TO COMMUNICATE FINDINGS REGARDING LABOR SUPPLY AND DEMAND, EXISTING CONSTRAINTS, AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS. DATA NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THESE OBJECTIVES WILL BE COLLECTED USING INTERVIEWS, A STATED PREFERENCE SURVEY, AND REGULAR REPORTING OF PRODUCTION PRACTICES BY PARTNERING FARMS AND A RESEARCH FARM. BY IMPROVING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF LABOR CONSTRAINTS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS, THIS PROJECT WILL FACILITATE SUSTAINED GROWTH OF THE SHELLFISH AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY.$606,668

· FY2023 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture

INVESTIGATION OF UPPER OCEAN SUBMESOSCALE DYNAMICS IN THE NORDIC SEAS USING GLIDER-BASED ADCP AND MICROSTRUCTURE OBSERVATIONS$525,574

· FY2021 · Department of the Navy

The Impacts of Host Vaccination and Genetic Resistance on Pathogen Transmission$505,831

R01 · FY2014 · GM

UNVEILING FUNGAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO AGRICULTURAL SOIL NITROGEN CYCLING FOLLOWING APPLICATION OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC FERTILIZERS$498,800

· FY2014 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture

IMPROVING TIDE-ESTUARY REPRESENTATION IN MPAS-OCEAN$492,280

· FY2017 · Department of Energy

The Impacts of Host Vaccination and Genetic Resistance on Pathogen Transmission$484,014

R01 · FY2016 · GM

The Impacts of Host Vaccination and Genetic Resistance on Pathogen Transmission$483,925

R01 · FY2017 · GM

The Impacts of Host Vaccination and Genetic Resistance on Pathogen Transmission$483,386

R01 · FY2015 · GM

QUANTIFICATION OF THE PREVENTION EFFICACY OF VACCINES AGAINST VIRULENCE EVOLUTION OF INFECTIOUS HEMATOPOIETIC NECROSIS VIRUS IN AQUACULTURE$480,000

· FY2015 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture

ONR TFO: PREDICTIONS OF ACOUSTICS WITH SMART EXPERIMENTAL NETWORKS OF GLIDERS (PASSENGERS)$396,292

· FY2021 · Department of the Navy

PHASE 1 SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION PILOT RESTORATION SITE LYNNHAVEN RIVER VIRGINIA. FUNDING SUB-TIER AGENCY CODE UPDATED FROM 96CE TO 2100 DUE TO SYSTEM LIMITATIONS.$348,334

· FY2020 · Department of the Army

** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** BACKGROUND: EXPANSION OF THE US EASTERN OYSTER AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY DEPENDS ON EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF DISEASE ORGANISMS ENCOUNTERED DURING OYSTER GROW-OUT. TWO PATHOGENS, CALLED DERMO AND MSX, ARE THE CAUSE OF OF SIGNIFICANT MORTALITY IN WILD AND AQUACULTURE OYSTERSIN THE MANY STATES ALONG THE EAST COASTAND BEYOND, AND AS SUCH, BETTER DISEASE-RESISTANT STOCKS ARE REQUIRED.GOALS: THE OVERALL GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THERELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TWO SIGNIFICANT OYSTERPATHOGENS AND PERFORMANCE OF EASTERN OYSTERS GROWN IN THE FIELD DESTINED FOR HARVESTING AND SALE.SPECIFICALLY, AN ASSESSMENT OF THE HERITABILITY OF RESISTANCE TO EACH PATHOGEN SEPARATELY, OR COMBINED, WILL ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED DISEASE-RESISTANCE BREEDING STRATEGIES.OBJECTIVES/METHODS: THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY ARE TOMEASURE THE VARIANCE INSURVIVAL OF GENETICALLY-UNIQUE OYSTER GROUPS INFIELD TRIALS AT LOCATIONS WHERE THE TWO DISEASES ARE NATURALLY PRESENT IN THE ENVIRONMENT. UNIQUE GENETIC GROUPS OF OYSTERS WITH A KNOWNPEDIGREE WILL BE THE FOUNDATIONAL MATERIAL FOR THIS WORK. THE NUMBER OF OYSTERSTHAT GET INFECTED WITHIN EACH GROUP AS WELL AS HOW SEVERELY THEYARE INFECTED, INCLUDING THE SEVERITY OF THE HOSTRESPONSE, WILL BE STUDIED USING GENETIC TECHNIQUES AND TECHNIQUES THAT ALLOW MICROSCOPIC EXAMINIATION OF PRESERVED OYSTER TISSUES. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT GENETIC GROUPS (PEDIGREE INFORMATION), FIELD SURVIVAL, GROWTH AND DISEASE INFORMATION WILL BE COMBINED USING SOPHISTICATED MATHEMATICAL MODELING AND PREDICTIVE APPROACHES.THESE RESULTS WILL CLARIFY HOW THE DISEASES EFFECT OYSTER PERFORMANCE (CORRELATION VALUES) AND HOW EASILY IT IS TO BREED FOR RESISTANCE TO ONE OR BOTH PATHOGENS (HERITABILITY VALUES).OUTCOMES/IMPACTS: UPON COMPLETION OF THIS RESEARCH,THE AQUACULTURE GENETICS AND BREEDING TECHNOLOGY CENTER AT VIMS WILLCREATE NEW DISEASE-RESISTANT OYSTER STOCKS. THESE STOCKS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO TO REGIONAL COMMERCIAL HATCHERIES FOR PROPAGATION AND SALES OF OYSTER LARVAE AND SEED WITH SUPERIOR DISEASE RESISTANCE. IMPROVED OYSTER LINES WILL INCREASE THE SECURITY AND PROFITABILITY OF US OYSTER AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION.$306,292

· FY2024 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** INFECTIOUS HEMATOPOIETIC NECROSIS VIRUS (IHNV) IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FOR THE RAINBOW TROUT (ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS) AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY, RESULTING IN LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION LOSSES AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIP. SELECTIVE BREEDING OF FISH FOR RESISTANCE TO IHNV OFFERS A POWERFUL OPTION FOR MANAGEMENT OF THIS DEVASTATING PATHOGEN AND MITIGATION OF ITS IMPACTS. IN PARTICULAR, SELECTIVE BREEDING FOR FISH THAT ARE RESISTANT TO INFECTION AND TRANSMISSION IS LIKELY TO BE THE MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGY, BECAUSE IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FACILITATE VIRUS ERADICATION FROM PRODUCTION FACILITIES. IN THIS PROJECT, WE PLAN TO QUANTIFY VARIATION IN IHNV TRANSMISSION RESISTANCE ACROSS RAINBOW TROUT GENETIC LINEAGES (FAMILIES) AND ESTIMATE THE HERITABILITY OF THE TRAIT. WE WILL THE DETERMINE IF TRANSMISSION RESISTANCE IS LINKED TO OTHER FARM PERFORMANCE TRAITS SUCH AS RESISTANCE TO CLINICAL DISEASE, GROWTH, YIELD, AND FILLET QUALITY. THIS WILL LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE CAMPAIGNS TO SELECTIVE BREED RAINBOW TROUT FOR IHNV TRANSMISSION RESISTANCE. THE PROJECT WILL INVOLVE A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN A LEADING EXPERT IN IHNV BIOLOGY, ANDREW WARGO, PHD AT THE VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE, AND THE CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER, JESSE TRUSHENSKI, PHD AT A LARGE RAINBOW TROUT AQUACULTURE COMPANY, RIVERENCE HOLDINGS. RESULTS WILL BE DISSEMINATED ACROSS THE SALMONID AQUACULTURE AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT COMMUNITIES THROUGH PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, INDUSTRY FORUMS, AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS; AS WELL AS THROUGH PUBLICATIONS IN TRADE AND SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS FOR DISSEMINATION TO THE LARGER COMMUNITY. COLLECTIVELY, THIS PROJECT WILL NOT ONLY BOLSTER IHNV MANAGEMENT IN SALMONID AQUACULTURE, BUT PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR SELECTIVE BREEDING OF TRANSMISSION RESISTANCE THAT COULD BE APPLIED TO A VARIETY OF AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS.$300,000

· FY2023 · National Institute of Food and Agriculture

PRIMARY PRODUCTION FROM SPACE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SPACE-BASED ALGORITHMS AND IN SITU MEASUREMEN$283,391

· FY2008 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

A real-time antibody-based field assay to predict containment bioavailability in$276,184

R01 · FY2012 · ES

A real-time antibody-based field assay to predict containment bioavailability in$276,184

R01 · FY2013 · ES