The University of Virginia has specific strengths in SynBio coalesced around the following interdisciplinary themes.
Living Architecture - bio-architecture from cells to cities.
Microbial Delivery for Health and Defense - microbe-based devices
Bio-Focused Data & Energy Technologies - enabling technologies
Synthetic Phyto-Solutions - plant-based devices
Spanning these four unique thematic research thrusts are two trans-thematic programs that integrate the SynBio@UVA community.
LEAP - law, ethics, and policy for SynBio
Math to Man and Microbes - quantitative approaches to SynBio