{"id":295,"date":"2025-08-04T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=295"},"modified":"2025-09-02T18:02:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T18:02:29","slug":"single-cell-grant-upswell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=295","title":{"rendered":"Single Cell Grant Upswell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a094accd60a6&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a094accd60a6\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bigelow-laboratory-single-cell-grant-upswell-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bigelow-laboratory-single-cell-grant-upswell-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bigelow-laboratory-single-cell-grant-upswell-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bigelow-laboratory-single-cell-grant-upswell-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bigelow-laboratory-single-cell-grant-upswell.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences <\/strong>is excited to announce that we&#8217;ve recently received two awards from the <strong>National Science Foundation (NSF)<\/strong> for research that will help unlock the most fundamental unit of biology \u2014 the individual cell \u2014 and its untapped biotechnology potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our <strong>Single Cell Genomics Center (SCGC)<\/strong> is the only facility in the world that offers open-access services in microbial single cell genomics. 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