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Supporting research that applies engineering principles and techniques to advance our understanding of how plants function.
The Synthetic Plant Biology program aims to support high-risk and potentially high-impact exploratory research, incorporating engineering principles and techniques, to advance our understanding of how plants function. The goal of the program is to generate fundamental insights in plant biology and the development of innovative tools and techniques that will propel plant biological research in the future.
Projects can tackle a variety of objectives, including the development of sensors to study plant physiological responses, the engineering of plants capable of withstanding inhospitable environments, genetic modifications that reveal the trade-offs inherent in plant growth and development, among many others.
Preliminary data is not required at the application stage; rather, preliminary data is one of the anticipated outcomes of this award.
Supports research applying engineering principles to understand plant function, from developing sensors and engineering resilient plants to genetic modifications that reveal trade-offs in growth and development.
