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ALT Community Science Program New Investigator (FY26) Congratulations to our 2026 CSP New Investigator recipients! Brittany N. Zepernick University of North Carolina, Wilmington Algal-microbial interactions that constrain biogeochemical cycling across a dynamic, coastal continuum

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ALT Community Science Program New Investigator (FY26) Congratulations to our 2026 CSP New Investigator recipients! Jing Yuan Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Exploring microbial responses to marsh restoration for coastal wetland health

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ALT Community Science Program New Investigator (FY26) Congratulations to our 2026 CSP New Investigator recipients! JGI Susanne Wilken University of Amsterdam Resolving functional diversity among mixotrophic chrysophytes

ALT Community Science Program New Investigator (FY26) Congratulations to our 2026 CSP New Investigator recipients! Brooke Weigel Stanford University Determining the molecular basis of thermal tolerance across the life cycle of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera)

ALT Community Science Program New Investigator (FY26) Congratulations to our 2026 CSP New Investigator recipients! Chin Chin Too University of Vienna Impacts of warming on methane cycling in tropical and subarctic peatlands

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ALT Community Science Program New Investigator (FY26) Congratulations to our 2026 CSP New Investigator recipients! Jennifer E. Smith University of California, San Diego Genome-resolved insights into the red macroalga Asparagopsis taxiformis to reveal biogeochemical impacts and bioproduct potential

ALT Community Science Program New Investigator (FY26) Congratulations to our 2026 CSP New Investigator recipients! Rebecca Sherbo Northeastern University Cellular regulation in lithotrophic carbon- and nitrogen-fixing metabolism

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ALT Community Science Program New Investigator (FY26) Congratulations to our 2026 CSP New Investigator recipients! Nadia Shakoor Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Multi-stage RNA-seq of sorghum to uncover diurnal and developmental gene regulation; & Deep soil metagenomes of sorghum bioenergy systems: Interactions of management, crop and depth.

ALT Community Science Program New Investigator (FY26) Congratulations to our 2026 CSP New Investigator recipients! Haley M. Sapers Northern Arizona University Characterizing functional potential of microbial dark matter in permafrost hosted methane seep cold springs

ALT "Community Science Program New Investigator (FY26) Congratulations to our 2026 CSP New Investigator recipients! Morito Sakuma Kyoto University Exploring the urease superfamily to advance sustainable nitrogen recycling and carbon capture"

ALT Community Science Program New Investigator (FY26) Congratulations to our 2026 CSP New Investigator recipients! Reuben J. Peters Iowa State University Investigating the role of diterpenoid natural products in bioenergy crops using rice as a model system