http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11057/nsf11057.jsp
Excerpts from the Dear Colleague Letter:
The biological and computing research communities have a history of
mutual influence; the transfer of questions, ideas, techniques, and
technologies has resulted in significant advances in both fields. As
these fields become more integrated, the conversations between
biology and computing are becoming less about applying one discipline
to another, and more about convergence of the central ideas and
problems requiring the theoretical, experimental, and methodological
competencies of both biology and computing.
The Biological Sciences (BIO) and Computer & Information Science &
Engineering (CISE) Directorates invite proposals that advance
research focused on principles shared between the two disciplines.
Proposals that include sustained, synergistic collaborations, leading
to new advances in both disciplines, will be the most competitive.
Proposals should address shared principles that contribute to
conceptual advances in both biology and computing. We recognize that
new ideas are emerging rapidly at the crossroads of the biological
sciences and computing, and we encourage investigators to pursue
novel focus areas that identify shared principles.
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This is not a special competition or new program. Proposals should be
submitted to existing programs. Several are receptive to proposals
targeting shared principles between biology and computing: Cyber
Physical Systems (CPS), CAREER and all BIO and CISE core
programs. Other existing or future programs may also become
appropriate and will be listed on the Biological and Computing Shared
Principles web site
(<http://www.nsf.gov/bcsp>http://www.nsf.gov/bcsp). Proposals
submitted in response to this letter should prefix their title with
"BCSP:" so that they can be easily identified. Investigators are
strongly encouraged to contact the working group (email:
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]) to determine if their proposed
ideas respond to the BCSP goals.
