The Emergent Mechanisms in Biology of Robustness Integration and Organization Institute (EMBRIO) will determine how living systems integrate chemical and mechanical stimuli to develop responsive phenotypes that coordinate cell and tissue structures for survival and function. The Institute aims to reveal how multiple signals are integrated, organized, and used to coordinate a survival response that requires remodeling and to reveal whether this multilayered integration is conserved across kingdoms.

EMBRIO educational and outreach activities will lead to a greater understanding of how to support transdisciplinary and cross-institutional communication and collaboration to advance science and education. EMBRIO stands to build and strengthen research collaborations, teaching, and professional engagement among research faculty and trainees and instructors across a wide range of institutional types.