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
Professor Geoff Baldwin
Professor Geoff Baldwin
Professor of Synthetic and Molecular Biology
Dr Michalis Barkoulas
Dr Michalis Barkoulas
Associate Professor in Molecular Genetics
Dr Konstantinos Beis
Dr Konstantinos Beis
Reader in Membrane Protein Structural Biology
Professor Tolga Bozkurt
Professor Tolga Bozkurt
Professor in Host-Pathogen Interactions
Professor Martin Buck FRS
Professor Martin Buck FRS
Senior Research Investigator
Professor Austin Burt
Professor Austin Burt
Professor of Evolutionary Genetics
Professor George K Christophides
Professor George K Christophides
Professor of Infectious Diseases & Immunity
Professor Anne Dell CBE FRS FMedSci FAA
Professor Anne Dell CBE FRS FMedSci FAA
Consul Faculty Natural Sciences & cross Univ Organisation
Professor Marc S Dionne
Professor Marc S Dionne
Professor of Innate Immunity
Professor Robert G Endres
Professor Robert G Endres
Professor of Systems Biology
Dr Andrea Fantuzzi
Dr Andrea Fantuzzi
Advanced Research Fellow
Dr Peter Graystock
Dr Peter Graystock
Assistant Professor in Human and Animal Health
Professor Stuart M Haslam
Professor Stuart M Haslam
Professor in Structural Glycobiology
Professor Mark Isalan
Professor Mark Isalan
Professor of Engineering Biology
Dr Jose Jimenez Zarco
Dr Jose Jimenez Zarco
Associate Professor in Synthetic Biology
Dr Jiorgos Kourelis
Dr Jiorgos Kourelis
Royal Society University Research Fellow
Dr Gerald J Larrouy-Maumus
Dr Gerald J Larrouy-Maumus
Reader in Molecular Microbiology
Professor Cristina Lo Celso
Professor Cristina Lo Celso
Co-Director Centre for Haematology & Prof Stem Cell Biology
Professor David Mann
Professor David Mann
Professor of Molecular Biology
Professor Steve Matthews
Professor Steve Matthews
Professor of Chemical and Structural Biology
Dr Julie A K McDonald PhD
Dr Julie A K McDonald PhD
Associate Professor in Microbiome Research
Dr Angela Meccariello
Dr Angela Meccariello
Assistant Professor
Dr Simon J Moore
Dr Simon J Moore
Associate Professor
Professor Peter J Nixon
Professor Peter J Nixon
Professor of Biochemistry
Dr Masahiro Ono
Dr Masahiro Ono
Reader in Immunology
Postgraduate research
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