The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES), in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service and New Mexico State University, is supporting DNA4 Technologies in Baltimore, Maryland, a genomics and bioinformatics company dedicated to the accurate identification of natural products, to develop methods for extracting, isolating, and analyzing wood DNA from commercially traded species. These methods aim to provide customs and law enforcement agencies and the private sector with a reliable means of identifying wood species in commerce and preventing illegal forest products from entering the U.S. supply chain.
The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES), in collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service and New Mexico State University, is supporting DNA4Technolgies of Baltimore, Maryland, a genomic and bioinformatics company dedicated to the accurate identification of natural products, in developing methods to extract, isolate, and analyze wood DNA from commercially traded species. These methods are aimed at helping customs and law enforcement agencies and the private sector with a reliable means of identifying wood species in commerce and preventing illegal forest products from entering the U.S. supply chain.
Researchers from Goddard Space Flight Center, Johns Hopkins University, the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, the National Institutes of Health, and the University of Maryland have received grants from the U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF), which supports OES, to conduct joint research projects with Israeli scientists. BSF research funding, selected through a peer-review process, contributes to the development of our bilateral relationship and shared research priorities.
Maryland companies have received grants from the U.S.-Israeli Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Fund, which is supported by OES, to establish joint ventures with Israeli companies. The BIRD funding, selected through a competitive process, creates mutually beneficial cooperation between U.S. and Israeli companies.