Engineering Biology Research Consortium

工程生物学研究联盟

• 批准号: 1617030
• 负责人: Douglas Friedman
• 金额: $ 119.89万
• 依托单位: University of California-Berkeley
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2016-09-15 至 2019-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1617030&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Engineering; Biology; Research; Consortium

The Engineering Biology Research Consortium (EBRC) aims to bringing together the US synthetic biology community to develop the future vision for synthetic biology, catalyze leading-edge research and education programs, and promote dialogue about synthetic biology among policy-makers and public stakeholders. Biology is emerging as an important manufacturing platform for the 21st century; the market for genetically engineered products already exceeds the global semiconductor market. EBRC will conduct meetings, programs and workshops that strengthen the research and education communities; articulate compelling research visions and goals aligned with pressing national and global challenges; and engage the research and education communities, and government, industry and public stakeholders to develop and communicate ideas. EBRC will establish a forward-thinking forum at the nexus of these groups through a new non-profit organization and take on a new set of leadership challenges as synthetic biology moves from concept to reality. NSF funding during EBRC's initial two years will support: (1) the development of two consecutive annual engineering biology community roadmaps; (2) the development of key white papers addressing needs outlined in the recent National Academies' Industrialization of Biology report; and (3) communication activities coordinated with NSF and other US government agencies to communicate the vision and content of the roadmap and white papers.

工程生物学研究联盟（EBRC）旨在汇集美国合成生物学社区，共同发展合成生物学的未来愿景，催化前沿研究和教育计划，并促进决策者和公众利益相关者之间关于合成生物学的对话。生物学正在成为21世纪重要的制造平台；基因工程产品的市场规模已经超过了全球半导体市场。EBRC将举办会议、项目和研讨会，加强研究和教育社区；阐明与紧迫的国家和全球挑战相一致的引人注目的研究愿景和目标；让研究和教育界、政府、行业和公共利益相关者参与进来，发展和交流思想。EBRC将通过一个新的非营利组织，在这些团体之间建立一个前瞻性论坛，并在合成生物学从概念变为现实的过程中接受一系列新的领导挑战。在EBRC最初的两年里，国家科学基金会的资金将支持：(1)连续制定两个年度工程生物学社区路线图；(2)针对近期美国国家科学院《生物产业化报告》中概述的需求，制定关键白皮书；(3)与美国国家科学基金会和其他美国政府机构协调的沟通活动，以传达路线图和白皮书的愿景和内容。