RESEARCH FUNDING
Synthetic Biology for Technology Development
Synthetic biology, the design and wholesale construction of new biological parts and systems and the re-design of existing, natural biological systems for tailored purposes, has applications in biomaterials, drug and gene delivery systems and devices, mathematical modeling, simulation and analysis, medical implants, sensors, and tissue engineering. This program may include, for example, the use of synthetic biology approaches for the development of signal-sensing biomaterials; genetic switches for the control of gene delivery; synthetically engineered viruses and bacteriophages as therapies; synthetic circuits for gene therapy; synthetic control of biosensors through environmentally responsive promoters; and synthetic control systems for the production of biomaterials.
| Grant Number | Project Title | Principal Investigator | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-R00-EB021030-03 | Engineering Synthetic Receptor Systems That Can Detect Specific Cell-Cell Contact | Leonardo Morsut | University of Southern California |
| 1-R01-EB024591-01 | Synthetic Genetic Controller Circuits to Reprogram Cell Fate | Domitilla Del Vecchio | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 1-R01-EB022592-01A1 | Synthetic biology-based detection of micronutrients with minimal equipment | Mark Styczynski | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 1-R21-EB024102-01A1 | Accessing molecular communication via synthetic biology and microelectronics – gut on a chip model | William Bentley | Univ of Maryland, College Park |
| 1-R21-EB025413-01 | Engineering novel delivery systems with synthetic biology | Tara Deans | University of Utah |
| 5-R01-EB022376-13 | Continuous Evolution of Proteins with Novel Therapeutic Potential | David Liu | Broad Institute, Inc. |
