National Science Foundation Awards More than $1.7 Million to Mote Marine Laboratory
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Dr. Erinn Muller researching coral reefs.
Image: James Herlan/USGS
The National Science Foundation has awarded more than $1.7 million in funding to Mote Marine Laboratory: an amount of more than $277,000 for a project under Dr. Erin Muller’s direction to research coral disease susceptibility, and an amount of more than $1.49 million for a project under Dr. Michael Crosby’s direction to strengthen well-prepared, highly-qualified students from underrepresented minority groups in the Sarasota area who pursue careers or graduate studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).