2020 Workshop: Materials from Engineering Biology, an Engineering Biology Research Consortium Roadmap

非技术摘要：工程生物学研究联盟(EBRC)旨在为工程生物学材料的进步制定路线图，将于2020年夏季出版。路线图的目标是作为研究界的资源，激发创造力，促进未来20年的重大进步和创新。这一路线图将侧重于生物工程，以生产、增强和改进材料，以适应广泛的应用。路线图将包括技术和应用挑战、创新的技术目标，以及具体但雄心勃勃的工具和技术开发里程碑，这些里程碑将为实现这些目标和克服挑战铺平道路。创建一份成功的路线图包括结构化范围划分、起草、讨论、审查和修订材料的协同过程。EBRC在一定程度上是通过与研究界和利益攸关方共同编写研讨会来实现这一目标的。这些研讨会是实现路线图的宝贵部分，该路线图代表了研究人员和那些支持未来研究计划的人的不同观点。技术摘要：为了支持工程生物学材料路线图的制作，EBRC寻求为两个为期两天的写作研讨会提供资金支持。在制定材料路线图时，特别重要的是让材料研究界的一群科学家和工程师参与进来，他们可能在工程生物学方面有经验或专业知识，也可能没有。这些人鼓励以一种全面的方法来理解和报告制作可用的、有效的和功能材料的独特挑战，并将被招募为研讨会参与者、草稿贡献者和社区审查员。过去的EBRC写作研讨会已经证明，在将专家和利益相关者聚集在一起起草、审查和修订路线图内容和实质方面，取得了令人难以置信的成效。财政支持将帮助支付参与者的旅行、住宿、餐饮和费用以及任何必要的设施和支持费用。EBRC研讨会的设计是为了便于访问，并在日期和地点为尽可能多的参与者服务。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Non-technical Abstract:The Engineering Biology Research Consortium (EBRC) aims to produce a roadmap for the advancement of materials from engineering biology, to be published in Summer 2020. The goal of the roadmap is to serve as a resource for the research community, to spur creativity and promote significant advancement and innovation over the next 20 years. This roadmap will be focused on the engineering of biology to produce, augment, and improve materials for a broad swath of applications. The roadmap will consist of technical and application challenges, innovative technical goals, and concrete but ambitious milestones for tool and technology development that build a path toward achieving the goals and overcoming the challenges. Creating a successful roadmap consists of a synergistic process of structured scoping, drafting, discussion, review, and revision of material. EBRC accomplishes this, in part, through writing workshops with the research community and stakeholders. These workshops are an invaluable part of achieving a roadmap that represents the diverse views of researchers and those that support future research programs.Technical Abstract:To support the production of a materials roadmap for engineering biology, EBRC seeks financial support for two, 2-day writing workshops. Of particular importance in producing a materials roadmap is the engagement of a diverse group of scientists and engineers from the materials research community, who may or may not have experience or expertise in engineering biology. These individuals encourage a holistic approach to understanding and reporting the unique challenges of producing usable, effective, and functional materials, and will be enlisted as workshop participants, draft contributors, and community reviewers. Past EBRC writing workshops have proven to be incredibly productive in bringing together experts and stakeholders to draft, review, and revise the roadmap content and substance. Financial support will help to cover costs of participant travel, accommodations, meals and expenses and any necessary facility and support fees. EBRC workshops are designed to be accessible and are held on dates and in locations that serve as many participants as possible.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.