Rensselaer’s research constellations are endowed faculty-run centers for collaborative research. Each constellation is led by one to three world-class faculty members in a particular research field. CBIS innovated this organizational structure to bring ground-breaking faculty together to perform multidisciplinary research. The constellations encourage blue-sky thinking with highly targeted research.

Rensselaer has supported the creation of four research Constellations in CBIS that build on existing research strengths:

• Biocatalysis and Metabolic Engineering
• Biocomputation and Bioinformatics
• Functional Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
• Integrated Systems Biology
   

Each Constellation consists of both senior and junior faculty, and students and postdoctoral scientists from multiple backgrounds and departments.