We aim to translate the principles of synthetic biology into scalable solutions, unifying the biosciences, engineering, and the physical sciences to deliver real-world impact across energy, environment, food, healthcare, and biomanufacturing.
Centres, institutes and networks
Centre for Engineering Biology
Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein
UK – South Korea International Research Partnership for Engineering Biology
Our researchers in this area
Dr Ruben Perez-Carrasco
Dr Ruben Perez-Carrasco
Associate Professor in Theoretical Systems Biology
Dr Jie Song
Dr Jie Song
Associate Professor
Professor Pietro Spanu
Professor Pietro Spanu
Professor of Molecular Plant Pathology
Professor Colin G N Turnbull
Professor Colin G N Turnbull
Professor of Plant Sciences
Dr Dina Vlachou
Dr Dina Vlachou
Senior Research Fellow
Professor Alfried P Vogler
Professor Alfried P Vogler
Professor of Molecular Systematics
Dr Nikolai Windbichler
Dr Nikolai Windbichler
Associate Professor in Genetics
Postgraduate research
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