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FAPESP and University of Michigan announce result of call for proposals Four proposals for the exchange of researchers were selected (photo:Un.Michigan)

The São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), and the University of Michigan, USA, announce the result of the second call for proposals for the exchange of researchers issued jointly by the institutions.

FAPESP will provide funding of up to US$10,000 per proposal per year and University of Michigan will provide funding of up to US$10,000 per proposal per year, for the duration of the grant to cover research-related mobility expenses.

The maximum duration of each project is 24 months, non-extendable. The collaborative activities foreseen in this project should start during calendar 2014.

Selected proposals: 

Researchers Project title

Carlos Rossa Junior
Fac. Odontologia Araraquara / Unesp

Nisha Jacinta D'Silva
School of Dentistry / University of Michigan

Modulation of adaptive immunity by soluble products of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cells: a role for tumor-derived galanin?

FAPESP#: 2014/50312-1

Gabriela Marques Di Giulio
Fac. Saúde Pública / USP

Maria Carmen Lemos
School of Natural Resources and Environment / University of Michigan

Governance, sustainability and climate issues in urban environment: the role of scientific knowledge and networks in building adaptive capacity to respond to climate impact

FAPESP#: 2014/50313-8

Rafael Silva Oliveira
Instituto de Biologia / Unicamp

Valery Ivanov
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering / University of Michigan

Hydraulic factors of rainforest resilience

FAPESP#: 2014/50332-2

Sandra Augusta Santos
Instituto de Matemática, Estatística e Computação Científica / Unicamp

Jon Lee
Industrial and Operations Engineering / University of Michigan

Solving nonconvex formalations of Euclidean Steiner tree problems in N-space

FAPESP#: 2014/50309-0


The call for proposals is available at: www.fapesp.br/en/8429.