Before revision: CRISPR/Cas has the potential to revolutionize medicine, agriculture, and the way we understand life itself . Understanding the trajectory of innovation, how it is influenced and who pays for it, is essential for such a transformative technology. The University of California and the Broad/Harvard/MIT systems are the two most prominent academic institutions involved in the researchand development of CRISPR/Cas. Here we present a model of co-funding networks  for CRISPR/Cas research at these institutions, using funding acknowledgments to build connections.
After revision: CRISPR/Cas has the potential to revolutionize medicine, agriculture, and the way we understand life itself . Understanding the trajectory of innovation, how it is influenced and who pays for it, is an essential research policy question, especially as US government support for research experiences a relative decline. We use a new method -- based on funding sources identified in publications' funding acknowledgements -- to map the networks involved in supporting key stages of highly influential research, namely basic biological research and technology development. We present a model of co-funding networks for CRISPR/Cas research at these institutions, using funding acknowledgments to build connections.