(FOA)
Understanding the Rules of Life: Building a Synthetic Cell - An Ideas Lab
Activity; December 28, 2018
Agency
National
Science Foundation
Description
This
solicitation describes an Ideas Lab on “Building a Synthetic Cell.” Ideas Labs
are intensive workshops focused on finding innovative solutions to grand
challenge problems. The ultimate aim of this Ideas Lab organized by the
National Science Foundation is to facilitate the generation and execution of
innovative research projects aimed at designing, fabricating, and validating
synthetic cells that express specified phenotypes. The aspiration is that
mixing researchers who have diverse scientific backgrounds will engender
original thinking and innovative approaches that will transform our
understanding of cellular processes, the molecular mechanisms that underscore
the building and function of systems that reproduce life traits, the
self-assembly of life-like systems, soft condensed matter, and the physics and
chemistry of life that are needed to design and build cellular components,
cells and multicell systems.
This
multi-directorate program is one element of NSF's multi-year effort towards the
goals of the Understanding the Rules of Life Big Idea (https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/big_ideas/life.jsp).
US researchers may submit preliminary proposals only via FastLane for participation in the Ideas Lab in which a set
of multidisciplinary ideas will be developed. These multidisciplinary ideas will
form the basis of the full proposals to be written based on the discussion
within the Ideas Lab.
Announcement
Number
NSF
18-599
Preliminary
Proposal Due Date (required)
December
28, 2018
Full
Proposal Deadline
May
13, 2019
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18599/nsf18599.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
Contact
Information
Charles
Cunningham
(703)-292-2283