The Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) program has opened its annual call for biological and environmental research proposals for fiscal year 2025. The deadline for Letter of Intent submission is March 7. 

FICUS is administered by two U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) facilities: the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The eBERlight initiative at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) has joined the FICUS program. 

An informational webinar titled “Shining a Light: Advanced Photon Source Capabilities for FICUS Research” has been scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 8 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Central time. The webinar will delve into the many resources and X-ray techniques available to FICUS applicants at the APS. 

To join the webinar, click here.