Robots working to improve mental health, building synthetic cells and digital tests for bipolar disorder - the wonderful worlds of biology and technology are experiencing an ever-increasing overlap. At this event we dive into some of the ground-breaking work going on here in Cambridge that aims to use the latest tech to improve our understanding of the human body and mind.
Featuring:
Building Synthetic Cells, one molecule at a time
Lorenzo Di Michele (Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology)
Reprogramming cells is crucial for healthcare and biotechnology, but their complexity makes this task challenging. But could we sidestep this challenge? One solution would be to create “synthetic cells”, fully artificial microrobots designed to replicate useful functions of biological cells, without being alive. Because synthetic cells are built from a small set of molecules, they are much easier to program and could underpin powerful new technological solutions. In this talk Lorenzo will discuss the concept and potential applications of synthetic cells, and how we try to build them using DNA Lego.
Date:
Monday, 13 May, 2024 - 19:00 to 21:00
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Event location:
Empress, Cambridge