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The Bioluminescence Research Group

Research Funding

William Delaney, Beverly Vahlteich '57 Delaney, 
	  and Professor Bruce Branchini at the Dedication Ceremony for the 500 MHz NMR 
	  Spectrometer facility at Connecticut College.
William Delaney, Beverly Vahlteich '57 Delaney, and Professor Bruce Branchini
at the Dedication Ceremony for the 500 MHz NMR Spectrometer facility at Connecticut College.
  1. National Science Foundation, Research in Undergraduate Institutions proposal, "RUI: Mechanistic Studies of the Firefly Luciferase Catalyzed Reactions, 2009-2013

  2. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, "Development and Characterization of Novel Bioluminescent Systems," 2010- 2013.

  3. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, " Mutagenesis and Characterization Studies to Develop Novel Bioluminescent Systems," 2007-2010. Includes three supplemental awards for equipment. Grant completed in February 2010

  4. National Science Foundation,. Supplement to "RUI: Mutagenesis and Mechanistic Studies of the Reactions Catalyzed by Firefly Luciferase," to support international student exchange for collaborative research with Professor Roda of the University of Bologna, Italy, 2005-2009

  5. Air Force Office of Scientific Research supplementary grant for equipment, "Characterization and Mutagenesis Studies to Develop Novel Bioluminescent Systems - Acquisition of a CD Spectrometer," 2005-2006

  6. National Science Foundation, Research in Undergraduate Institutions, "RUI: Mutagenesis and Mechanistic Studies of the Reactions Catalyzed by Firefly Luciferase," 2005-2009

  7. Hans and Ella McCollum '21 Vahlteich Endowment

  8. National Science Foundation, Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) program, "Mutagenesis and Mechanistic Studies of Firefly Luciferase," 2002-2005 (MCB 0130908)

  9. United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) "Characterization and Mutagenesis Studies to Develop Novel Bioluminescent Systems," 2004-2007

  10. National Science Foundation, REU Supplemental Funding Award for RUI grant, "Mutageneis and Mechanistic Studies of Firefly Luciferase," summer 2002