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  1. Applications Open for Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology

    October 12, 2026
  2. Pivot Fellow Natasha Blitvic Brings Math to Marine Microbiology

    June 23, 2026
  3. First Simons Postdoctoral Fellows in Plant Biology Announced

    June 23, 2026
  4. Funding Available for Synthetic Plant Biology Research

    June 1, 2026
  5. Applications for 2027 Simons Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution Now Open

    May 1, 2026
  6. Applications for Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology Now Open

    October 13, 2025
  7. Simons Foundation Accepting Applications for Simons Collaborations in Ecology and Evolution

    August 4, 2025
  8. Announcing the 2025 Simons Early Career Investigators in Aquatic Microbial Ecology and Evolution

    July 1, 2025
  9. Simons Foundation Accepting Applications for Graduate Fellowships in Ecology and Evolution

    June 2, 2025
  10. To Restore Your Gut Health, a Healthy Diet Matters Most

    May 13, 2025
  11. Joy Bergelson Named Head of Simons Foundation’s Life Sciences Division

    March 24, 2025
  12. Study Led by SCOPE PI Jonathan Zehr Wins AAAS’s Newcomb Cleveland Prize

    February 12, 2025
  13. 2024 Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Marine Microbial Ecology Announced

    October 3, 2024
  14. SCOPE Investigator Benjamin Van Mooy Receives 2024 MacArthur Fellowship

    October 2, 2024
  15. Announcing the 2024 Simons Early Career Investigators in Aquatic Microbial Ecology and Evolution

    May 3, 2024
  16. Simons Investigators Elected to American Academy of Microbiology

    February 16, 2024
  17. BIOS-SCOPE Collaboration Investigator Elizabeth B. Kujawinski Wins G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award

    February 15, 2024
  18. CBIOMES Director Mick Follows Wins 2023 A.G. Huntsman Award

    September 14, 2023
  19. 2023 Simons Investigators in Aquatic Microbial Ecology Announced

    May 9, 2023
  20. Karin Öberg’s Search for the Chemical Basis of Planet Formation

    July 28, 2021
  21. 7 Simons-Supported Researchers Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

    May 4, 2021
  22. CCQ Co-Director Andrew Millis and Simons-Supported Researchers Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

    April 30, 2020
  23. Simons-Funded Researchers Elected as 2020 Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

    April 27, 2020
  24. Working as a Team: Collaborations as a Key to Breakthroughs

    March 12, 2020
  25. Watch: How SCOPE Discovers the Secret Life of Ocean Microbes

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    October 24, 2019
  26. 2019 Simons Early Career Investigators in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Announced

    May 7, 2019
  27. Simons-Supported Researchers and Advisory Board Member Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

    May 3, 2019
  28. American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects Simons-Supported Researchers as 2019 Fellows

    April 18, 2019
  29. Crafoord Prize in Biosciences Awarded to SCOPE Investigator Sallie W. Chisholm

    January 23, 2019
  30. 2018 Simons Early Career Investigators in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Announced

    May 7, 2018
  31. M. Lisa Manning, MMLS Investigator and PI in the Cracking the Glass Problem Collaboration, Awarded American Physical Society’s Maria Goeppert Mayer Prize

    October 30, 2017
  32. Green Algae Could Hold Clues for Engineering Faster Growing Crops

    September 21, 2017
  33. New Collaboration on Theory of Microbial Ecosystems Launched

    May 30, 2017
  34. Simons Foundation Launches New Postdoctoral Fellowship in Marine Microbial Ecology

    April 13, 2017
  35. 4 Scientists Named 2017 Simons Early Career Investigators in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution

    April 13, 2017
  36. Meet the Most Abundant Photosynthesizing Cell in the Ocean

    March 10, 2017
  37. Vitamin B-12, and a Knockoff Version, Create Complex Market for Marine Vitamins

    January 18, 2017
  38. Foundations Announce Support for Scientist-Driven Effort To Promote Use of Preprints in the Life Sciences

    June 20, 2016
  39. National Academy of Sciences Elects 6 Simons Research Grantees and Advisers

    May 18, 2016
  40. Station ALOHA, a Window Into the World’s Oceans

    May 18, 2016
  41. 4 Scientists Named Simons Early Career Investigators in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution

    May 17, 2016
  42. MPS Awardee Spotlight: Andrew Mugler

    February 9, 2016
  43. Tracking the Ocean’s Circadian Rhythm

    September 17, 2015
  44. Studying the Ocean’s Microbiome

    July 20, 2015
  45. David Karl, SCOPE Co-Director, Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

    April 28, 2015
  46. 2015 Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards Announced

    April 21, 2015
  47. Matthew Church, SCOPE Investigator, Receives Early Career Award

    February 4, 2015
  48. Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards Launched

    August 28, 2014
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