Rules of Life Research Community

What is Rules of Life?

NSF Definition of Rules of Life:

1.Research Driven by Design and Construction of new Biological devices and systems that do not exist in the Natural World

2.General Principles (rules) that underlie biological phenomena within or across scales of size, complexity (e.g., molecular, cellular, organismal, population) and time.

Themes

Seeing the Invisible

Imaging for Rules of Life

Sensing the Invisible

Diagnostics / Sensing

Synthetic Biology

Road-mapping for SynBio

Community Goals

  • Bring together researchers from diverse disciplines and facilitate collaboration across network sites
  • Facilitate University open-access facilities in this research area
  • Innovations in Outreach and Education
  • Remote access and training/exposure

Broader & Educational Outreach

  • Integrative and Comprehensive Approach
  • Expanding REU and RET Programs within Network
  • Regional Coordination: iNANO initiatives and Regional Community
  • Rules for Life exhibit at Chicago MSI
  • Nano-Journalism
  • Experiential learning for students
  • SHyNE Web Portal, Tech Talks, Webinars, Short courses and Workshops

Past Events

Watch the video of the Seminar

WEBINAR SERIES: Understanding the Rules of Life