Cafe Synthetique

This month, we'll be hearing talks by Philipp Boeing (Bento Lab https://www.bento.bio/ ) and Sophie Weeks (Creative/Producer of Art & Science Soirée).

This Cafe Synthetique, we'll be hearing from post-grads working on exciting projects in synthetic biology.

Featuring talks by Dr Timothy O'Leary (Dept. of Engineering) and Prof Lisa Hall (Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology)

This month, we'll be hearing from three exciting startups that have taken synthetic biology to industry. Speakers include Dr Nicolas Kral of Phytoform Labs, Dr Orr Yarkoni of Colorifix, and Dr Robert Simion of Enzbond. Curated by Dr Francisco J. Navarro, Department of Plant Sciences.

With talks by Clayton Rabideau, Dr. Gareth Conduit, and more.

This month, we'll be hearing from the winners of the 2017 Biomaker Challenge!

Join us for Christmas drinks and seasonal snacks and find out about the upcoming talks at Cafe Synthetique in 2018.

Circadian rhythms and cycling patterns of gene expression have great significance for living organisms - including ourselves! Find out more about the molecular basis of circadian rhythms and how close we are to engineering them using synthetic biology.

In October's Cafe Synthetique, Kerstin Göpfrich from the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research will speak on DNA 'origami', in 'DNA nanotechnology for artificial ion channels and synthetic cells'; and Lorenzo di Michele from The Department of Physics, will present a talk about 'Amphiphilic DNA Complexes: From Biomimetic Membrane Linkers to Molecular Crystals'