Synthetic biology (SynBio) Part 1
A starter pack of people in Synthetic Biology (Part 1). Please reach out if you want to be added! Part 2 is here: https://bsky.app/starter-pack/calin.bsky.social/3lbmv22264j2a
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@calin.bsky.social
@nevillesanjana.bsky.social
Scientist at the New York Genome Center & NYU. http://sanjanalab.org
@leopoldparts.bsky.social
Faculty in Generative and Synthetic Genomics at Wellcome Sanger Institute; CTO (part-time) at ExpressionEdits. Engineering DNA in mammalian cells to understand and build.
@rclaywright.bsky.social
Synthetic biology in plants and fungi. Ag biotech, sustainability, bioeconomy. Plant hormones, lab automation, protein engineering. Crafting biology with the Biowright lab at Virginia Tech: https://sites.google.com/vt.edu/wrightlab
@harryrick.bsky.social
Co-founder of @brieflybio.bsky.social. Trying to help tackle reproducibility in biotech.
@eusynbios.org
We aim to promote and consolidate the field of synthetic biology in Europe, check out our website https://www.eusynbios.org 🧬✨
@chiaraguidi.bsky.social
Researchentrepreneur 🧬🤓🌱 Postdoc at Centre for Synthetic Biology UGent | Entrepreneur at B-COS | B-COS we care about resilient plant protection
@kristelal.bsky.social
Mom. PhD student in biomedical technology (Synthetic phosphorylation-based sensory circuits) @ Mart Loog's lab @unitartu
@parkmhelen.bsky.social
PhD student in synthetic biology | non-model organisms | genetic engineering | sustainable biotech | seaweed | food systems
@saramol.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at UMD – Working on de novo engineering living materials from bacteria 🧬🧫 Opinions are my own. Website: molinari.umd.edu
@nair-lab.bsky.social
Nair #SynBio #SystemsBiology #ProteinEngineering #MetabolicEngineering #MicrobiomeEngineering lab #ChemicalEngineering @Nair_lab@mastodon.social @nair_lab (X)
@nathankipniss.bsky.social
Working on Gene Therapies and Molecule Delivery in Industry || MIT and Stanford Trained in SynBio || 🏳️🌈🧫🧬🔬🧪
@contansley.bsky.social
Plant Engineer 🌱Nicola Patron Lab, University of Cambridge. #biinsci🏳️🌈
@maxx.living.tech
Founder of Solt DB (@living.tech) Solt DB is a biotech equities research firm and public benefit company. We help investors understand science, and scientists understand the business of biotech. https://www.living.tech/
@lizbwood.bsky.social
Founder & CEO @jura.bsky.social | Full-stack probabilistic machine learning for the development of genetic medicines | NYC & Basel & Boston
@anthonyberndt.bsky.social
Canadian doing Synthetic Biology South of the 49th. Recovering academic. Pushing genes and inadvertently Solarpunk.
@cbsmontpellier.bsky.social
CBS : A research lab in structural biology, biophysics and synthetic biology. CNRS, INSERM, Université de Montpellier Located in Montpellier, France. www.cbs.cnrs.fr
@soniamec.bsky.social
PhD candidate at WUR in Synthetic Biology and Microbiology | Steering committee @eusynbios.org | iGEM alumni 🧬☀️
@sourikdey.bsky.social
Microbiome Engineer | PhD in Synthetic Biology | Leibniz-INM, Germany | IIT Roorkee | St Xaviers College, Kolkata
@csbugent.bsky.social
Three research groups of UGent. #EnzymeEngineering #MetabolicEngineering #MembraneTransportEngineering
@inc0.bsky.social
Putting proteins on kubernetes. Chanter of genomic canticles. Breeding dragons at Ginkgo. Curiosity drives the cat.
@yanruiye.bsky.social
Associate professor @ South China University of Technology. Interested in synthetic biology, genome editing, and directed evolution.
@pontobio.bsky.social
Scientist and entrepreneur in the Biotech and Agtech space. Scientist at @xylome-bio, developing a microbial-based alternative to palm oil, and co-founder @rojobio, transforming the production of natural ingredients.
@scientistjames.bsky.social
I’m a synthetic biologist, clinical pathologist, and drug developer. I also love reef aquariums!
@dimichelelab1.bsky.social
Lorenzo Di Michele's research group at @cebcambridge.bsky.social University of Cambridge (and also a bit at Imperial College). Working on DNA/RNA nanotechnology and Synthetic Cells
@biotechalchemist.bsky.social
Synthetic Biologist & Biotechnology Engineer in Portland, OR | Potter, pianist, & powerlifter | Co-Founder & CTO at Caravel Bio |
@brianweaver.bsky.social
Postdoc @corteva in synthetic biology, Interested in enzymes, protein engineering, & biocatalysis. Formerly UWMadison and ValpoU.
@gerrich.bsky.social
Non-conventional microbes, metabolic engineering and microbial genetics. Bacteria go brrr Finally, finished with my thesis, now off to new frontiers! https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1949-532X
@tanaicardona.bsky.social
Reader in SynBio and Biotech @ QMUL, MA in Creative Writing from BirkbeckUoL. Evolution and #Synbio of #Photosynthesis 🌵🌺
@colleendrapek.bsky.social
Trait Discovery Team Lead at Phytoform Labs | Former SLCU | Duke & BU alum | She/Her https://www.linkedin.com/in/colleendrapek/
@josh-leonard.bsky.social
My group seeks to grow the field of synthetic biology, with a focus on making advanced gene and cell therapies useful and available to more people. Prof at Northwestern Chem & Biol. Engineering and Center for Synthetic Biology @TheLeonardLab on Twitter
@elowitzlab.bsky.social
Synthetic biology and systems biology. https://www.elowitz.caltech.edu
@maryjia.bsky.social
Grad student in the Chory lab @ Duke developing mammalian syn bio systems using automation 🧬🤖✨
@kmatreyek.bsky.social
Studying the functional impacts of protein sequence variants with mammalian synthetic biology and multiplex genetic assays. Assistant Prof in CLE, OH. www.matreyeklab.com
@biocriss.bsky.social
#FirstGen | Synthetic Biologist |🇬🇹➡️🇨🇵➡️ Coffee, Running and Science Interested in engineering and evolving microorganisms for new-to-nature capabilities
@synbiogaolab.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @ Stanford ChemE synthetic biology, biomolecular engineering https://gaolab.blog/
@biotechdixon.bsky.social
Microbial engineering enthusiast. Synthetic Biology. Sustainable Biotechnology. Closing the carbon loop. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9065-6764 https://dixonlab.org
@chenxinli2.bsky.social
Also known as “Li” | Assistant Research Scientist @ UGA | Decoding how (epi)genome and development shape (plant specialized) metabolism. | Also post data visualization
@waltherlab.bsky.social
Professor in Mainz/GER for Life-Like Systems and Materials, Max Planck Fellow, Travel and Food Enthusiast 🧳, AvHumboldt Postdoc-Scout 📧 me https://www.walther-group.com
@gbstan.bsky.social
Patent Examiner at European Patent Office, The Hague, NL. Professor of Biosystems Engineering and Control, Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, UK
@gabriel-abrahams.bsky.social
DPhil student in the Engineered Biotechnology Group, University of Oxford. https://steel.ac/ ORCID: 0000-0002-2360-7150
@khalidkalam.bsky.social
Founder & CEO, Stemloop, Inc. | Cofounder, ChiTownBio | Muslim American (سلام) | Born in India | Raised in StL | Living in Chicago | Biochem PhD | #SynBio #CellFree #Biosensors #RNA #BioSky #Biotech #Startups 🔗 https://linktr.ee/khalidkalam
@rishi-jain.bsky.social
Synthetic biologist at Ginkgo working on Biosensors, CRISPR tools, etc. My art is on Instagram @rishi.jain.art
@johnmlindner.bsky.social
Molecular Immunologist TCRs, BCRs, and their ligands Head of Immunology Discovery at BioMed X Heidelberg, Germany and New Haven, CT
@ablanchasensio.bsky.social
▪️PhD student at Leiden University ▪️Mammalian Synthetic Biologist ▪️Stem Cell Biologist ▪️STRAIGHT-IN platform
@patrickkidger.bsky.social
I do SciML + open source! 🧪 ML+proteins @ http://Cradle.bio 📚 Neural ODEs: http://arxiv.org/abs/2202.02435 🤖 JAX ecosystem: http://github.com/patrick-kidger 🧑💻 Prev. Google, Oxford 📍 Zürich, Switzerland
@floppleton.bsky.social
Postdoc working on RNA Nanotech & MD simulations @uniheidelberg.bsky.social & MPIP. GROMACS wrangler, oxDNA developer. Trapped in an epic struggle between posting about my actual job and the desire to LARP my childhood dreams of being a *real* biologist.
@lobatodauzier.bsky.social
🇫🇷🇲🇽 Postdoc in DNA nanotechnology 🧬 🤖| Active Matter ⚙️🌊 | Microfluidics💧🔬| in Paris, @CNRS-Sorbonne Université formerly @UTokyo
@leoscheller.bsky.social
Immunotherapy, CAR-T, Protein Design, Synthetic biology, Cell Signaling. Head of Research Group | Structural Biochemistry | LIT https://lit.eu/our-scientists/dr-leo-scheller/ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=sj7sAboAAAAJ&hl=en&o
@gnevot.xyz
Postdoc at Marc Güell's lab at UPF Barcelona | Engineering the microbiome to understand (and treat) the skin 🦠 #SynBio | Alumni LPI (former CRI) & UniZar | 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 More info: www.gnevot.xyz
@agenemachine.bsky.social
Protein engineer (Rosetta/ML/wet lab) working on a NewCo building targeted chemotherapy for solid tumours (esp. PDAC) using ADEPT — loops and buried polar groups are a feature, not a bug.
@jasonrkelly.bsky.social
co-founder and CEO at Ginkgo Bioworks Former Chair of National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology
@srikosuri.bsky.social
Cofounder/CEO Octant BoD Ginkgo Bioworks Defense Science Board for Emerging Biotech Fmr: Associate Professor, UCLA
@gairik.bsky.social
A bioengineer who believes in an abundant future. Follow my writing on innovation at: https://gairiksachdeva.substack.com/ Biotech business development at Skyhook. Previously at Arbor Bio, Abata Tx, Silver Lab. All views here and on Substack are my own.
@xenobio.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at the University of Washington - Chemical Engineering. Building technology and engineering biology with #XenoNucleicAcids at the Xenobiology Lab. #XNA #SyntheticBiology #ChemBio #Biosynthesis #NucleicAcids #UW
@francescodb.bsky.social
Scientist doing a PhD in synthetic and evolutionary microbiology with Tiffany Taylor and Thomas Gorochowski. Also interested in developmental biology, plants, and science communication/education. I like to make in media incl. DNA and code. He/him
@unattermann.bsky.social
she/her | co-founder & scientist at Pioneer Labs | protein designer & microbial engineer | interested in biotech for sustainability on Earth & beyond 🧬🦠💫
@billerbecks.bsky.social
Synthetic Biologist, Protein and Genome Engineer, Microbe and Fungi Fan www.billerbecklab.com
@scekker.bsky.social
Platypus entrepreneur scientist precision genomes engineer (nuclear&mito). Zebrafish J EIC. ‘Longhorn’ leader@ UT Austin & Dell Med. Active w/ LEAH Labs, LifEngine, Forjazul. DGI/Immusoft cofounder. First SAB @ OpenTrons. Was faculty UMN & Mayo. Posts=mine
@bristolbiodesign.bsky.social
Coordinating synthetic and engineering biology research and innovation across Bristol. Official account of the University of Bristol. https://www.bristol.ac.uk/biodesign-institute
@drmikebooth.bsky.social
Associate Prof of ChemBio+OrgChem at UCL Chemistry, Royal Society URF #NewPI, chemistry, DNA/RNA, synthetic biology. Coeliac. Dad. 🎸 boothlab.uk
@jelleprins.com
Designed the first apps for Uber.com, Booking.com, Catawiki.com and many others. Co-founder http://operator.exchange and http://cradle.bio
@achemsynbio.bsky.social
Professor @BostonCollege Chemical Biology, Synthetic Biology, Directed Evolution, Expanding the genetic code https://sites.google.com/a/bc.edu/thechatterjeelab/home https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=zeSNxNcAAAAJ&hl=en
@hoanghamyy.bsky.social
I’m a postdoc in the Vecchiarelli lab at the University of Michigan. I study bacterial organelles, including Bacterial Microcompartments, encapsulins, and biomolecular condensates. NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award recipient.
@francolab.bsky.social
Franco Lab @UCLA Exploring how to program dynamic behaviors in biological self-assembly 💡✨ We’re harnessing DNA and RNA to build smart, adaptive materials 🔬🧬 #Biomaterials #DNA #RNA
@ktram.bsky.social
COO @ Cytodiagnostics | Former #McMasterU | Biosensors & Nanotechnology | Infectious Disease Diagnostics | AI/ML in HealthTech | 🇨🇦
@zcpbx.bsky.social
Biochem, microbio, and protein science. Learning Rust for machine learning.
@stiles.io
Genetic, research, and software engineer looking to make friends. Creator of Poly, an open source Go package for engineering DNA 🧬 Let's engineer weird little guys together. github.com/bebop/poly 📍San Francisco
@sakessans.bsky.social
Associate Professor at University of Canterbury, Aotearoa. Fungal synthetic biology, microgravity research.
@breakliquid.bsky.social
Senior Research Scientist at Stanford Bioengineering | Taking apart and building biology.🧪
@jgi.doe.gov
We are a DOE User Facility providing access to integrative genome science capabilities. Located at Berkeley Lab. Work with us: http://jointgeno.me/proposals_B
@akosnyerges.bsky.social
#SyntheticBiology | #GenomeEngineering | #GeneticCodeEngineering | #DirectedEvolution | Research Associate at Harvard, George M Church's lab | #NIH #NIBIB K99/R00 https://engineeringbio.science
@leydonsaurus.bsky.social
Synthetic biology, transcriptional regulation & chromatin, working in plants, yeast & human cell culture. 🌾🍄🏳️🌈🇬🇷🇮🇪
@nikiwind.bsky.social
faculty @ Imperial - gene driver @ TransmissionZero - fellow traveller @ TargetMalaria - Synthetic Biology - Genetics - CRISPR - “the machines themselves will be different”
@synbioroy.bsky.social
Synthetic biologist Research Fellow at Macquarie University (and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology) Brewer SBA Sydney Node Leader
@genegirl007.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech/Emory | Synthetic biologist interested in programming pluripotent stem cells to direct their cell fate | Hematopoiesis | Platelets
@theresearch.bsky.social
I run, ski, and engineer cells and materials; asking how nutrient sensing and signaling work: bit.ly/RK-GoogleScholar TalTech🇪🇪|Ex:Tartu Ülikool🇪🇪, Karolinska Institutet🇸🇪, Chalmers🇸🇪, Kyutech🇯🇵, IITD🇮🇳
@oz-biocat.bsky.social
Australian microbial biochemist, synthetic biologist and protein engineer. Head of Enzyme Engineering at ULUU. Interests in biotech solutions to pollution, resource scarcity, and sustainable manufacture.
@chrisplong.bsky.social
Synthetic & Systems Biology @ Ginkgo Bioworks. Dad, Boston sports fan
@brendankidd.bsky.social
Molecular plant pathologist / synthetic biologist Interested in tech transfer, research translation, and public good
@reneinckemann.bsky.social
interested in plant #synbio, Postdoc @stanford in the Brophy lab, alumni @mpi_marburg @erblabs, @gasb_synbio steering @igemmarburg instructor 2018-2024
@proftomellis.bsky.social
Synthetic Biology & Synthetic Genomics @ Imperial College London and the Sanger Institute. Bilingual in English and DNA. Views are either my own or my microbes'
@jamespblloyd.bsky.social
Synthetic AstroBotatnist. Engineer of synthetic gene circuits in plants. 🇬🇧🇪🇺 now in 🇦🇺. He/They. Google Scholar: http://shorturl.at/dnHVZ Compbio blog: badgrammargoodsyntax.com
@bernacularbio.bsky.social
Cofounder and COO at Concerto Biosciences where we aim to redefine humanity’s relationship with microbes. Microbial engineering, biotech entrepreneurship, and LBP drug development. Ni de aquí ni de aya 🇺🇸🇲🇽 | Views my own.
@bangulo.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in George Church’s Lab at Harvard, working on synbio approaches to cell and gene therapies.