Engineering Biology Research Consortium

该奖项由分子和细胞生物科学部的系统和合成生物学集群以及化学、生物工程、环境和运输系统部共同资助。工程生物学研究联盟，简称EBRC，旨在成为汇集一个致力于推进合成生物学以满足国家和全球需求的包容性社区的领导组织。合成生物学包含了一套重要的工具和技术，以继续建立和加强国家生物经济。EBRC通过提供合成生物学的未来愿景，将工业界和研究界聚集在一起，催化前沿研究和教育项目，支持和促进美国合成生物学社区的愿景和目标。此外，EBRC正在为合成生物学家建立培训资源，并在决策者和其他公众成员之间促进和参与有关合成生物学的对话。该项目支持美国合成生物学领域的国家级研究路线图的发展，以确保美国在这一关键领域继续保持国际领先地位。EBRC正在与来自全国各地的领先学术和工业科学家合作，为工程生物学领域的持续进步制定和发布路线图，重点关注未来十年的技术发展。该项目还解决了教育和培训等非技术需求，这些需求是继续推进科学领域和确保国家领导地位所必需的。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。

This award is co-funded by the Systems and Synthetic Biology Cluster in the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences and the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems.The Engineering Biology Research Consortium, or EBRC, aims to be the leading organization bringing together an inclusive community committed to advancing synthetic biology to address national and global needs. Synthetic biology encompasses an important set of tools and technologies to continue to build and strengthen the national bio-economy. EBRC supports and promotes the vision and goals of the United State synthetic biology community by providing the future vision for synthetic biology, bringing together industrial and research communities, catalyzing leading-edge research and education programs. In addition, EBRC is establishing training resources for synthetic biologists, and promoting and engaging in dialogue about synthetic biology among policy makers and other members of the public.This project supports the development of a national-scale research roadmap for the field of synthetic biology in the United States to ensure the nation's continued international leadership in this critical area. Working with a diverse group of leading academic and industrial scientists from across the country, EBRC is developing and publishing a roadmap for the continued advancement of the field of engineering biology, with a focus on technical developments over the next decade. The project also addresses non-technical needs such as education and training, that are required to continue to advance the scientific field and ensure the nation's leadership.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.