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ARPA-E TEOSYNTE Project DE-AR0002025
Reducing Nitrogen Loss.
Improving Crop Efficiency.
Transforming Bioenergy Systems.
The TF Regulon Engineering project is an interdisciplinary effort funded through the ARPA-E TEOSYNTE Program, focused on transforming how plants utilize nitrogen.
Nitrogen fertilizers are essential for modern agriculture but are a major source of Nitrous oxide emissions, a potent greenhouse gas and driver of climate change.
Our approach moves beyond traditional breeding and single-gene engineering. We target transcription factor regulons—coordinated gene networks that control nitrogen uptake, assimilation, and metabolism.
Goal:
Develop bioenergy crops that require less fertilizer while maintaining or increasing yield.
Our Purpose
We design crops that do more with less nitrogen.
Through advanced gene network engineering, we aim to:
Our goal is to enable sustainable bioenergy systems that are both economically viable and environmentally responsible.
