BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLIED RESEARCH
Abstract
The objective of this project is to transition biotechnology research from PE 0601104/H05, Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies (ICB). The ICB is led by the University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, CA) in partnership with the California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA). Applied research will be conducted that transitions breakthroughs in biotechnology basic research from the ICB to enable capabilities in sensors, electronics, photonics, and network science. Areas of applied research include bio-array sensors, biological, and bio-inspired power generation and storage, biomimetics, proteomics, genomics, network science, DNA research and development, control of protein, and gene expression. Efforts include designing and performing multi-scale dynamic and predictive modeling to understand biologically-inspired "sense and respond" systems: integrated system of sensor, information processing, and response mechanism and their components. The Army Research Laboratory and other Army organizations, including the Natick Soldier Research, Development, and Engineering Center, and Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, in collaboration with the ICB industry partners, will conduct applied research focused on biological sensors, biological, and bio-inspired materials, and biological and bio-inspired power generation and storage. The in-house research program (~20%) will link the ICB research to Army requirements and enhance the transition of this technology into the Army. The remaining funding (~80%) is focused on competitively awarded joint projects led by an ICB Industrial partner in collaboration with an Army laboratory and an ICB faculty member to transition ICB research into the Army and industry. The projects are programmed for three years each and are reviewed annually. Projects are intended to cover the entire breadth of the ICB program. The cited work is consistent with the Director, Defense Research and Engineering Strategic Plan, the Army Modernization Strategy, and the Army Science and Technology Master Plan. Work is performed by the Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- SA2_0602120A_2_2040_PB_2012
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