{"id":24,"date":"2023-02-08T21:19:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T21:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biodesign.qa.rtd.asu.edu\/cellular-evolution\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2025-03-27T22:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T22:40:10","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biodesign.asu.edu\/cellular-evolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"unityblocks-hero\" class=\"wp-block-unityblocks-hero\" data-herotype=\"heading-hero\" data-image=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/biodesign.asu.edu\/cellular-evolution\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/02\/cellular-evolution-overview-hero-1920.jpg&quot;,&quot;altText&quot;:&quot;Young scientist in lab gear looks at a microscope slide&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[],&quot;size&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;}\" data-subtitle=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;white&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[]}\" 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This intensely interdisciplinary undertaking will draw on tools from mathematics, physics, chemistry, biophysics, structural biology, cell biology and evolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Science Foundation awarded $12.5 million to ASU for the development of a new Biological Integration Institute for Mechanisms of Cellular Evolution. The institute is part of an NSF program that encourages collaborative teams to investigate questions that cross disciplines within and beyond biology.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact for questions about our research, training, collaborations or jobs, please contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group border bg-gray-1 pt-4 px-2 pb-1 mt-3 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-3\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/biodesign.asu.edu\/cellular-evolution\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/02\/lchai3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-999169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biodesign.asu.edu\/cellular-evolution\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/02\/lchai3.png 240w, https:\/\/biodesign.asu.edu\/cellular-evolution\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2024\/02\/lchai3-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading my-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/3881712\">Victor Chai<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mt-0\"><strong>Program Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:victor.chai@asu.edu\">victor.chai@asu.edu<\/a><br>602-496-8122<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity my-10\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mt-4 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"card  card-horizontal \">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-img-top\" src=\"https:\/\/biodesign.asu.edu\/cellular-evolution\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/02\/center-for-mechanisms-of-evolution-promo-thumbnail-840.jpg\" alt=\"Image of cells at right overlays image of DNA sequence at left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-content-wrapper\" \/>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-header\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"card-title\">Biodesign Center for Mechanisms of Evolution<\/h3>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"card-text\">The Center for Mechanisms of Evolution is a unit of the ASU Biodesign Institute and receives funding through the NSF Biological Integration Institute on Mechanisms of Cellular Evolution.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/biodesign.asu.edu\/mechanisms-of-evolution\/\" class=\"btn  btn-maroon\"  >View center<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- close horizontal content -->\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"uds-section media-file inner-bg-none text-white gl-md-gray-7\" style=\"background: url(https:\/\/biodesign.asu.edu\/cellular-evolution\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2023\/02\/cellular-evolution-quote-background-1920.jpg) center \/ cover no-repeat;\" >\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-7\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<figure class=\"uds-blockquote accent-gold  bq-color-padding  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"feature-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<svg title=\"Open quote\" role=\"img\" aria-labelledby=\"open-quote-title\" viewBox=\"0 0 302.87 245.82\">\n\t\t\t\t<title id=\"open-quote-title\"><\/title>\n\t\t\t\t<path\n\t\t\t\t\td=\"M113.61,245.82H0V164.56q0-49.34,8.69-77.83T40.84,35.58Q64.29,12.95,100.67,0l22.24,46.9q-34,11.33-48.72,31.54T58.63,132.21h55Zm180,0H180V164.56q0-49.74,8.7-78T221,35.58Q244.65,12.95,280.63,0l22.24,46.9q-34,11.33-48.72,31.54t-15.57,53.77h55Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<blockquote>\n\t\t\t<p>The key to every biological problem must finally be sought in the cell, for every living organism is, or at some time has been, a cell.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t<figcaption>\n\t\t\t<cite class=\"name\">E. 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