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Department of Life Sciences

Research work in the  Baldwin lab focuses on the development of engineering biology approaches to facilitate the engineering of new biological systems for real-world applications. 

Department of Chemical Engineering

Prof Polizzi's research team applies engineering biology approaches to biological manufacturing.

Department of Bioengineering

Prof Ellis's  research team develops tools and technologies for synthetic genome engineering and programmable biological materials.

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Claudia's research group explores how molecules, macromolecules, vesicles, and both biological and synthetic components can be combined to create life-like behaviours and bio-inspired biotechnologies. Using a bottom-up approach, they design synthetic cells and minimal systems that mimic biological complexity.

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The Riglar lab uses a combination of synthetic biology, imaging and sequencing based approaches to better understand the function of the gut and its microbiota during health and disease.

Department of Chemical Engineering

Department of Life Sciences

James Murray's  group works on synthetic biology in cyanobacteria and protein design.

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Research in the Jimenez group focuses on a number of topics at the interphase between synthetic biology and evolution. They are interested in understanding how evolution shapes the properties of proteins exhibiting quantum mechanisms in vivo, in the tradeoffs governing gene expression and in the dynamics of complex microbial communities.

Department of Life Sciences

Mark Isalan's Synthetic Biology group works in protein engineering, gene network engineering and synthetic gene therapy.

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Ravinash's research group uses 3D printing and fluidic technologies to build new microbiome models for understanding host-microbial community relationships, synthetic tissues for controlling living tissues and new engineered living materials.

Department of Bioengineering

Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro's  group explores novel applications of microbial systems by combining cutting-edge synthetic biology tools and metabolic engineering strategies

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Simon Moore's group focuses on engineering the biosynthesis of high-value chemicals and biopharmaceuticals using either microbial cells or cell-free systems. They also have a specific interest in the development of alternative antimicrobials and the study of antimicrobial resistance using cell-free systems

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Thomas Ouldridge's Principles of Biomolecular Systems group looks to understand and engineer the fundamental molecular reactions that underlie complex processes.

Department of Chemistry

Dr Elani’s  research team  develops precision engineering technologies for constructing artificial cells from the bottom-up, including microfluidics, optical traps, and biomembrane design.