Current Funding Sources
Internal Awards
External Grants
Year 2021-2026, Co-PI, NSF-IOS-PBI (2029168). Mutualism and environmental stress: Heavy metal tolerance in a mycorrhizal system ($787,000)
Year 2019-2022, Co-PI, DOE-BER-Systems Bio (DE-FOA-0002059). Molecular mechanisms of plant-mycorrhizal-decomposer interactions and impacts on terrestrial biogeochemistry ($1.2M)
Year 2019-2022, PI, USDA-NIFA (2019-67013-29107). Scaling up the microbial-triggered functional responses to multiple practices in the forage system: From molecular to ecosystem services ($483,000)
Year 2019-2022, co-PI, DOE-BER (DE-SC0012704). Development of a Full-Field X-ray fluorescence imaging system for near real-time trace element microanalysis of complex biological systems.
Year 2018-2021, Co-PI, SSARE (2017-38640-26914). Managing plant-parasitic nematodes and promoting beneficial soil organisms through sod-based crop rotation ($200,000)
External User Proposal Awards (Only listed the projects with Liao as lead PI)
Year 2019-2022, JGI-EMSL-FICUS (JGI ID505554; EMSL ID50960). Discover ectomycorrhizal fungi-triggered macro- and micronutrient reactions and movements.
Year 2019-2021, BNL/NSLS2 (ID#304490). Spatial and temporal dynamics of micronutrients and iron in Pinus-Suillus rhizosphere soil during ectomycorrhizal symbiosis: Benchmark measurements
Year 2018-2021, JGI-CSP (ID504376). Genetic, community and ecosystem consequences of co-introduction of mycorrhizal fungi with exotic pines
Year 2016-2019 (extended to yr2020), JGI-EMSL-FICUS(ID49437/ID49514). Combined Omics to study ectomycorrhizal symbiosis between Suillus and Pinaceae
Former Funding Sources
Internal Awards
Year 2019, PI, UF/IFAS-Equipment Grant Award. Discover the microbial-driven enzyme activities using Synergy TM H1 Hybrid Multi-Mode Reader ($23,500)
Year 2018-2019, PI, UF/IFAS-IRIS, Imapcts of plant invasion and drought on plant-microbe symbiotic efficiency, mycorrhizal-driven nutrient cycling, and forest ecosystem services ($64,000)
Year 2018, PI, UF/IFAS-Equipment Grant Award. Quantification and qualification of metagenomics and metatranscriptomics samples using fragment analyzer ($16,000)
Year 2017-2018, PI, UF/IFAS Early Career Scientist Award. Genetic interaction of Pinaceae-Suillus. ($50,000)
Year 2017, PI, UF/IFAS-Equipment Grant Award. Chemical imaging approaches to study plant-microbiome-environmental interactions using Raman microscope ($60,000)
External Grants
Year 2016-2019, Senior Personnel, NSF-DBI (1554181). Evolutionary genomics of plant-fungal symbiosis ($940,000)
External User Proposal Awards (Only listed the projects with Liao as lead PI)
Year 2017-2018, BNL/NSLS-II (ID301726). Evolution of Zn tolerance in symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi
Internal Awards
External Grants
Year 2021-2026, Co-PI, NSF-IOS-PBI (2029168). Mutualism and environmental stress: Heavy metal tolerance in a mycorrhizal system ($787,000)
Year 2019-2022, Co-PI, DOE-BER-Systems Bio (DE-FOA-0002059). Molecular mechanisms of plant-mycorrhizal-decomposer interactions and impacts on terrestrial biogeochemistry ($1.2M)
Year 2019-2022, PI, USDA-NIFA (2019-67013-29107). Scaling up the microbial-triggered functional responses to multiple practices in the forage system: From molecular to ecosystem services ($483,000)
Year 2019-2022, co-PI, DOE-BER (DE-SC0012704). Development of a Full-Field X-ray fluorescence imaging system for near real-time trace element microanalysis of complex biological systems.
Year 2018-2021, Co-PI, SSARE (2017-38640-26914). Managing plant-parasitic nematodes and promoting beneficial soil organisms through sod-based crop rotation ($200,000)
External User Proposal Awards (Only listed the projects with Liao as lead PI)
Year 2019-2022, JGI-EMSL-FICUS (JGI ID505554; EMSL ID50960). Discover ectomycorrhizal fungi-triggered macro- and micronutrient reactions and movements.
Year 2019-2021, BNL/NSLS2 (ID#304490). Spatial and temporal dynamics of micronutrients and iron in Pinus-Suillus rhizosphere soil during ectomycorrhizal symbiosis: Benchmark measurements
Year 2018-2021, JGI-CSP (ID504376). Genetic, community and ecosystem consequences of co-introduction of mycorrhizal fungi with exotic pines
Year 2016-2019 (extended to yr2020), JGI-EMSL-FICUS(ID49437/ID49514). Combined Omics to study ectomycorrhizal symbiosis between Suillus and Pinaceae
Former Funding Sources
Internal Awards
Year 2019, PI, UF/IFAS-Equipment Grant Award. Discover the microbial-driven enzyme activities using Synergy TM H1 Hybrid Multi-Mode Reader ($23,500)
Year 2018-2019, PI, UF/IFAS-IRIS, Imapcts of plant invasion and drought on plant-microbe symbiotic efficiency, mycorrhizal-driven nutrient cycling, and forest ecosystem services ($64,000)
Year 2018, PI, UF/IFAS-Equipment Grant Award. Quantification and qualification of metagenomics and metatranscriptomics samples using fragment analyzer ($16,000)
Year 2017-2018, PI, UF/IFAS Early Career Scientist Award. Genetic interaction of Pinaceae-Suillus. ($50,000)
Year 2017, PI, UF/IFAS-Equipment Grant Award. Chemical imaging approaches to study plant-microbiome-environmental interactions using Raman microscope ($60,000)
External Grants
Year 2016-2019, Senior Personnel, NSF-DBI (1554181). Evolutionary genomics of plant-fungal symbiosis ($940,000)
External User Proposal Awards (Only listed the projects with Liao as lead PI)
Year 2017-2018, BNL/NSLS-II (ID301726). Evolution of Zn tolerance in symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi