Important information for proposers

All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in this funding opportunity and in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that is in effect for the relevant due date to which the proposal is being submitted. It is the responsibility of the proposer to ensure that the proposal meets these requirements. Submitting a proposal prior to a specified deadline does not negate this requirement.

MCB Synthesis Center Conferences Reports


In 2020, NSF issued a call for conferences to explore the potential for transforming molecular and cellular biosciences research through information synthesis and integration (NSF 21-017).

Reports from the conferences are linked here:

1)  A roadmap for the functional annotation of protein families: a community perspective

2)  First Plant Cell Atlas symposium report

3)  Accelerating community-wide synthesis in molecular and cellular biology