Funded Researchers

Christopher Voigt
- Daniel I.C. Wang Professor of Advanced Biotechnology
- Department of Biological Engineering
Christopher Voigt is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Engineering. Professor Voigt's research interests include genome-scale design and organelle refactoring and engineering, among others. Professor Voigt is the recipient of a 2015 J-WAFS seed grant for his project, "Engineered Nitrogen Fixation: Expression in Plant Organelles."
J-WAFS-funded projects
- Evaluation of fully synthetic nitrogen fixation pathways, designed for plant mitochondria and plastids
- Engineered Nitrogen Fixation: Expression in plant organelles
News
- Climate Grand Challenges project revolutionizing agriculture with low-emissions, resilient crops
- Climate Grand Challenges flagship projects include multiple J-WAFS PIs
- Multiple J-WAFS PIs chosen as MIT Climate Grand Challenges finalists
- Pivot Bio co-founded by J-WAFS PI Chris Voigt raises $430 million in funding
- J-WAFS PI Christopher Voigt co-leads biological engineering capstone class focused on the theme of food and water security
- Collaboration runs through J-WAFS-funded projects