The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year grant totaling $999,531 grant to Virginia Tech to assist the laboratory processes used to make custom DNA molecules with the tools and methods of industrial engineering.
According to Jaime Camelio, Director of the Virginia Tech Graduate Program in Industrial and Systems Engineering, the project will provide a unique cross-training opportunity in biology and engineering for undergraduate students, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows.
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