Three of 12 projects that received funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Using the Rules of Life to Address Society Challenges are led by researchers Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE).
The 12 projects received a total of $27 million in investment, supporting the use of knowledge learned from studying the Rules of Life — the complex interactions within and between a broad array of living systems across biological scales, and time and space — to tackle pressing societal challenges, including clean water, planet sustainably, carbon capture, biosecurity, and antimicrobial resistance to antibiotics. The Georgia Tech-related projects received a total of $7.7 million.
“The enormous opportunity to apply biological principles to solving the biggest problems of today is one we cannot take lightly,” said Susan Marqusee, NSF assistant director for Biological Sciences. “These projects will use life to improve life, including for many underprivileged communities and groups.”
The Georgia Tech-led projects include:
