The EngBio IRC is headed by a Leadership Team of two academic co-chairs, a coordinator and assistant. Guidance is provided by a Steering Committee and Advisory Board. A series of subcommittees and working groups support our activities.
Leadership Team
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Co-chair |
Co-chair |
Coordinator and Events Manager |
Events and Comms Assistant |
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee advise the IRC Leadership Team on all aspects of the programme, policy, activities and future directions of the IRC. They also ensure that all communities comprising the Engineering Biology IRC are properly represented and informed.
Members of the Steering Committee
Subcommittees
The IRC hosts a number of subcommittees and working groups who help the Leadership Team address specific areas of importance for the IRC. The groups are:
Strategy Board
The IRC Strategy Board works with the IRC Co-Chairs and Coordinator to further develop and implement IRC Strategy including programmes, policies, activities and future directions.
Early Career Researcher Committee
The EngBio IRC Early Career Researcher (ECR) Committee aims to support early career researchers working on engineering biology at Cambridge. We support postdocs, PhD and postgraduate students and technical staff.
Members of the Early Career Researcher Committee
Events & Communications Group
The Events and Communications Group advises the Coordinator and Events and Communications Assistant on IRC activities and communications strategies.
Members of the Events & Communications Group
External Partnerships Group
The External Partnerships Group advises the Coordinator on the IRC's relationships with external partners such as industry, policymakers, NGOs and the general publics.
Members of the External Partnerships Group
EngBio Hub Working Group
The EngBio Hub Working Group aims to scope the potential of a physical shared space for Engineering Biology in Cambridge.
Members of the EngBio Hub Working Group
Advisory Board
The Advisory board is tasked with advising the IRC Leadership Team and Steering Committee on all aspects of the programme, policy, activities and future directions of the IRC. In particular to assist the IRC in raising the institutional, national and international profile of Cambridge as a hub for engineering biology research.
- Prof. Tom Knight (Ginkgo Bioworks)
- Dr. Michael Daniels (Evonetix)
- Prof. Drew Endy (Stanford University; BioBricks)
- Prof. Tom Ellis (Imperial College London)
- Prof. Susan Rosser (University of Edinburgh; SynthSys)
- Prof. Anne Osbourn (John Innes Centre; Science, Art and Writing (SAW) Trust)
- Prof. Julius Lucks (Northwestern University)
- Prof. Petra Schwille (Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry)
Reports
The Engineering Biology IRC reports annually to the Research Policy Committee.