Microgrants Program

Université de Parakou / Laboratoire d’Ecologie, Santé et Production Animales (LESPA); Parakou, BENIN

Are the results of eDNA metabarcoding method comparable, complementary or different to those of the traditional morphological method in the context of tropical Africa?

Universitas Megarezky; Makassar, INDONESIA

What is the best method of fecal sludge processing to make it safe for the environment and the community?

Kenya Medical Research Institute; Kilifi, KENYA

Surveillance of mosquito vectors and their symbionts across Kenya.

University of Gibraltar; GIBRALTER

As a data-deficient and resource-limited territory (due to Brexit), can eDNA metabarcoding be used to provide early-warning detection in characterising marine invasive species.

University of Ghana; Accra, GHANA

To use eDNA to determine the presence of invasive species and endangered species along the coast of Ghana.

Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará - UFOPA; Santarém, BRASIL

Evaluate the ichthyofauna of the Ituqui River using molecular techniques (DNA barcode and eDNA) and relate the results to the traditional knowledge of quilombola communities that live from fishing in the region.

Centre for Climate and Environmental Studies; Kolkata, INDIA

Are microplastics a medium of spread of antimicrobial resistance genes?

Sri Kodanda Rama Swamy High School; O Mittur Village, INDIA

What are the antimicrobial resistance patterns and gene prevalence in rural communities who live and work closely with livestock, agriculture, and in proximity to wastewater in rural India?

University of Alaska; Fairbanks, AK, USA

Are teachable units for PCR the key to offering autonomy, Indigenous sovereignty, and governance for salmon eDNA studies in Alaska?

Université Nangui Abrogoua; Abidjan, CÔTE d'IVOIRE

How can eDNA metabarcoding be used to assess the distribution of marine fish species diversity along the coast of Côte d'Ivoire, highlighting areas in need of protection?

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, INDIA

Investigating biogeochemical alterations in the mid-Himalayan ecosystem due to natural and anthropogenic stressors.

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology; Chennai, INDIA

Marine microbial biodiversity assesment in the seagrass beds of Rameswaram, Palk Bay, India

Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam; Tena, ECUADOR

What is the composition of fish diversity in the waterfresh ecosystems using environmental DNA?

Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) and Malawi Government (Department of Fisheries); Lilongwe, MALAWI

Can we use eDNA to further classify very closely related fish species in Malawi and assess biodiversity in a more environmentally friendly without further endangering already endangered fish species?

Universidad Regional Amazónica Ikiam; Tena, ECUADOR

How does the diversity of bacterial communities in the BFT system vary depending on different carbon/nitrogen ratios and probiotics?

Universidad del Rosario; Bogota, COLOMBIA

Is it possible to test the shedding hypothesis by developing a rapid eDNA portable methodology to detect the presence of neotropical non-avian reptiles in Critical Danger of extinction in Colombia.

Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines; Quezon City, PHILIPPINES

What is the link of Symbiodiniaceae to coral individual's heat tolerance?

Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz; Ilhéus, BRASIL

How can environmental variables predict the trajectory of ecological succession and the rate of biodiversity recovery in restored tropical forests?

Cawthron Institute; Nelson, NEW ZEALAND

Using eDNA to aid Māori-led management and restoration of tuna (freshwater eels) in Lake Moawhitu, New Zealand.

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul‚ PUCRS; Porto Alegre, BRASIL

What universal primers work best to capture and identify neotropical mammal species from scats?

University of Moratuwa; Moratuwa, SRI LANKA

How effective is the utilization of environmental DNA (eDNA) for surveilling Anti-Microbial Resistant genes in wastewater treatment plants, particularly in the environments of hospitals, urban areas, and industrial facilities?

Istanbul University, Faculty of Aquatic Sciences; Istanbul, TÜRKIYE

How effectively can environmental DNA (eDNA) methods, applied through on-site analysis using drainage channel water samples from the Gürpınar Fish Market, offer a comprehensive species footprint of traded fish, aiding in surveillance and conservation efforts?

University of Cape Coast; Cape Coast, GHANA

DNA Sequencing

What is the bacterial diversity in aquifers along the coast of Ghana and how do seasonal variations and anthropogenic activities affect this?

Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Palmira, COLOMBIA

MiniPCR Thermocycler

How does seasonal climate affect environmental health in Colombia's forests and paramos?

Texas A & M University; College Station, Texas, USA

DNA extraction kit

What are trophic ecological differences of two cryptic peacock bass in Guyana, South America?

University of South Florida; Tampa, Florida, USA

Laboratory equipment and supplies: pipette and chems

Can microbial and metazoan eDNA communities quantify the extent to which coral restoration rehabilitates degraded reefs?

National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency; Pathum Thani, THAILAND

MinION sequencer

Can we use eDNA technique to detect micro- and macroorganisms in the urban air environments at Bangkok's public transport stations (bus, subway, and skytrain stations) that may have health effect on urban population.

Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará; Pará, BRASIL

Field sampling equipment: DO meter and pH/EC/TDS/Temperature meter

We will use environmental DNA to assess the biodiversity of different environments in the Amazon (water and soil samples from floodplain áreas, “terra firme” and forests) by conducting an Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CURE)

Biology Department of Hasanuddin University; Makassar, INDONESIA

MiniPCR starter pack

How is the species diversity and distribution of the freshwater aquatic macrofauna in the least-explored-but-threatened subterranean ecosystem of Sulawesi, an island renowned for its high endemicity?

National Museum of Natural History at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; Sofia, BULGARIA

DNA oligos and DNA extraction kit

What is in the menu of dormice species in Bulgaria?

Tashkent State Agrarian University; Tashkent, UZBEKISTAN

Laboratory supplies: filters, syringes, chems

To create a species distribution model of fish in mountain streams and rivers of Central Asia.

Biodiversity Institute of Ontario; Guelph, Ontario, CANADA and Cusco, PERÚ

Field sampling supplies

What is the impact of elevation and disturbed habitats on pollination networks of Euglossini and Sphingidae?

Laboratorio de Biotecnología Acuática - Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas - Universidad Nacional de Rosario; Santa Fe, ARGENTINA

Laboratory equipment: electrophoresis system

How aquatic biodiversity was affected by fire in the delta of Paraná River?

University of the Punjab; Lahore, PAKISTAN

Laboratory equipment: pipettes

What is ectomycorrhizal community structure in Himalayan forests and how it differs in Moist and Dry Temperate Forests?

Plateau State University, Bokkos; Bokkos, NIGERIA

MinION sequencer

Is poultry the leading driver of environmental resistome in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria?

Southeastern Louisiana University; Hammond, Louisiana, USA

DNA extraction and analysis kits

How do fish communities shift over a 24-hour period in different Louisiana aquatic ecosystems using active and passive eDNA sampling techniques?

Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute; Mombasa, KENYA

Laboratory equipment and supplies: filters and vacuum pumps

To assess metazoan biodiversity in selected mangrove populations (Vanga, Sii Island, Marereni and Shimoni) in Kenya

South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity; Skukuza, SOUTH AFRICA

Sampling supplies and DNA extraction kit

What is the distribution of the fish pathogen Aphanomyces invadans in South African waters

Ankara University Biotechnology Institute; Ankara, TURKEY

Filter unit and RNA extraction kit

Can we detect virulance factors of Vibrio genus pathogen in aquaculture via eRNA sampling?

Griffith University: Nathan, Queensland, AUSTRALIA

DNA extraction kit

How ongoing impacts from the worst bushfire in Australia still affects aquatic pathogens and threatened rainforest frogs?

National Research and Innovation Agency of Republic of Indonesia; West Java, INDONESIA

Laboratory equipment: pipettes

How is the current status of fish and microbial diversity in Batanghari River, one of the longest rivers in Indonesia based on eDNA study?

Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Laboratory equipment: speed rocker and filter holder

Can eDNA metabarcoding be used to characterize benthic community composition in turbid coastal estuaries, and does this method capture the scope of diversity found in physical benthic surveys?

University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, USA

Field sampling and laboratory supplies

Is the diet of the Puerto Rican skink correlated to their habitat selection patterns, in Guajataca State Forest in Isabela, Puerto Rico?

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata; West Bengal, INDIA

MinIon sequencer

What are the implications of anthropogenic stressors on functional responses of biological communities within mangroves in a changing climate?

ALKA Wildlife; Dacice, CZECH REPUBLIC

NatureMetrics field sampling kits

Can we create a distribution map of northern birch mouse for the Czech Republic, where it is uncommon and very isolated from other populations?

Universite Nangui Abrogoua; Abidjan, CÔTE D’IVOIRE

DNA extraction kits

What is the microbial diversity, community structure and gene expressed by microorganisms for application (plastic degradation microbes, Anti Microbial Resistance) in the polluted COMOE estuary connected to Atlantic Ocean?

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México City, MÉXICO

Illumina sequencing barcodes

How do closely related cacti species which live in contrasting environments, choose their root microbiome?

Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

DNA purification and quantification kits

Does prey selection vary seasonally for a declining migratory aerial insectivore (Common Nighthawk)?

Department of Biology, Istanbul University; Istanbul, TURKEY

DNA extraction kit

What are the changes of haloarchaeal community in Lake Tuz affected by climate change etc. and are there any unidentified archaea species in Lake Tuz?

University of Puerto Rico; San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA

Field sampling and laboratory supplies

What is the composition of the Least Tern chicks diet in two colonies in the South of Puerto Rico?

Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada; Baja California, MÉXICO

Niskin bottle

Can we detect the endangered vaquita porpoise using eDNA methods?