Synthetic Plant Biology

Simons Foundation

Eligibility

  • PhD in a full-time faculty position

Description

The program supports research that applies engineering principles and techniques to advance our understanding of how plants function. These projects can tackle a variety of goals, 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, and many others. Developing fundamental insight as well as tool and techniques fall within the program’s interests.

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Keywords:
plant biology, engineering, synthetic biology, life sciences, bioscience,

Application due:
07/30/26

Award amount:
$1,080,000