BIOROBOOST travel support for US-based researchers to workshops to develop standards in synthetic biology

国际公认的合成生物学标准的发展对于该领域的进步至关重要，以确保基础设施的互操作性，数据和材料的可靠交换，以及目前存在于美国，欧洲和亚洲的跨供应链的商业便捷运作。作为一个活跃的研究领域，美国参与这些努力对于保持美国在该领域的竞争力也是必不可少的。该奖项支持四组美国研究人员参加一系列研讨会，这些研讨会是欧盟委员会（EC）资助的协调支持行动（CSA）的一部分，重点是合成生物学标准的发展和传播（BIOROBOOST）。他们的专业知识涵盖了美国在合成生物学领域的广泛兴趣。生物学和生物工程的大多数研究仍然是特别的和特殊的，结果采取自然语言编码的声明和结论的形式。在生物测量和功能性生物材料方面，合成生物学承诺进一步将对生物物质的研究从“可重复使用的概念”转变为“可重复使用的现实”。但是，要做到这一点，需要在不同专业领域、在利益竞争和激励不同的背景下进行集中研究和协调努力。成功需要仔细考虑涉及生物材料的研究的文化和伦理方面，以及减少或消除交易成本的计算和行政工具的便利整合，因此制定国际标准的重要性。该奖项支持四个美国科学家团队参加在欧洲举行的一系列BIOROBOOST研讨会。讲习班的重点是克服在制定合成生物学标准方面的文化和技术障碍。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Development of internationally accepted standards in synthetic biology is essential for the advancement of the field, to ensure interoperability of infrastructure, reliable exchange of data and materials, and the facile operation of commerce across supply chains that currently exist throughout US, Europe, and Asia. US involvement in such endeavors is also essential to maintain US competitiveness in the field as an active area of research. This award supports four teams of US-based researchers, whose expertise covers the breadth of US interests in synthetic biology, to participate in a series of workshops that are part of the European Commission (EC) funded Coordination Support Action (CSA) focused on the development and dissemination of standards in synthetic biology (BIOROBOOST).Most research in biology and bioengineering remains ad hoc and idiosyncratic, with results taking the form of natural language-encoded claims and conclusions. Synthetic biology promises to further transition research with living matter from "reusable concepts" to "reusable reality," both in terms of biological measurements and functional biomaterials. But, doing so requires focused research and coordination of effort across areas of diverse expertise, and within a context of competing interests and divergent incentives. Success requires careful consideration of cultural and ethical aspects of research involving biological materials as well as facile integration of computational and administrative tools that reduce or eliminate transaction costs, hence the importance of the development of international standards. This award supports four teams of US-based scientists to participate in a series of BIOROBOOST workshops that are held in Europe. The workshops focus on overcoming the cultural and technical hurdles of the development of standards in synthetic biology.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.