Science Focus Area: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Principal Investigator and Laboratory Research Manager: Paul E. Abraham1
- Scientific Co-Managers: Melissa Cregger1 and Joshua Michener1
- Co-Investigators: Parastoo Azadi2, Carrie Eckert1, Daniel Jacobson1, Ilenne Del Valle Kessra1, Jared LeBoldus3, Tomás Rush1, Joanna Tannous1, Breeanna Urbanowicz2, Xiaohan Yang1
- Participating Institutions: 1Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2University of Georgia, 3Oregon State University
- Project Website: https://seed-sfa.ornl.gov
Summary

Ecosystem Engineering. The Secure Ecosystem Engineering and Design (SEED) Science Focus Area (SFA) is building on fundamental advances in genome engineering, high-throughput genotype-to-phenotype discovery, and biodesign. Researchers apply these new capabilities to manipulate the establishment, spread, and impact of microbial invasions. Ultimately, these scientific and technical advancements will lead to the SFA’s decadal vision to develop effective ecosystem engineering strategies while understanding and mitigating associated risks. [Courtesy ORNL]