Tae Seok Moon
@taeseokmoon.bsky.social
YouTuber, traveler, director of an NSF global center, Full professor at JCVI, EBRC Council Member, SynBYSS Chair, Moonshot Bio founder, EFB Executive Board Member, and editor of 10 journals, including the New Biotechnology Editor-in-Chief.
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Tae Seok Moon
@taeseokmoon.bsky.social
· Aug 30
Please suggest the last keynote speaker for the 2nd SynBYSS conference on June 8-11, 2026 in Barcelona
Until now, the confirmed speakers are
Keynote speakers:
Víctor de Lorenzo, Sarah O'Connor, Pam Silver, Ian Paulsen, Wilfried Weber, Mark Isalan, Chase Beisel
@vdlorenzo.bsky.social @jcvi.org
1/n
Until now, the confirmed speakers are
Keynote speakers:
Víctor de Lorenzo, Sarah O'Connor, Pam Silver, Ian Paulsen, Wilfried Weber, Mark Isalan, Chase Beisel
@vdlorenzo.bsky.social @jcvi.org
1/n
#SynBYSS Thur 10 am Chicago time
180th, Nov 13 (Noon CT): Prof Marc Güell at UPF & Dr Justin Panich at Berkeley Lab
@marcguellc.bsky.social @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
181st or 2nd, Nov 20: Dr Robert Barry at NIBIB, NIH & Dr Rebecca Wilkes at NREL
Zoom link for the audience:
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180th, Nov 13 (Noon CT): Prof Marc Güell at UPF & Dr Justin Panich at Berkeley Lab
@marcguellc.bsky.social @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
181st or 2nd, Nov 20: Dr Robert Barry at NIBIB, NIH & Dr Rebecca Wilkes at NREL
Zoom link for the audience:
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November 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
#SynBYSS Thur 10 am Chicago time
180th, Nov 13 (Noon CT): Prof Marc Güell at UPF & Dr Justin Panich at Berkeley Lab
@marcguellc.bsky.social @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
181st or 2nd, Nov 20: Dr Robert Barry at NIBIB, NIH & Dr Rebecca Wilkes at NREL
Zoom link for the audience:
us02web.zoom.us/j/88380504839
180th, Nov 13 (Noon CT): Prof Marc Güell at UPF & Dr Justin Panich at Berkeley Lab
@marcguellc.bsky.social @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
181st or 2nd, Nov 20: Dr Robert Barry at NIBIB, NIH & Dr Rebecca Wilkes at NREL
Zoom link for the audience:
us02web.zoom.us/j/88380504839
Senate votes to end shutdown as Chuck Schumer faces criticism
"The Senate voted Monday night to pass a funding bill to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history."
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
"The Senate voted Monday night to pass a funding bill to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history."
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Senate votes to end shutdown as Chuck Schumer faces criticism
The funding bill has passed in the Senate and the House will have to approve it next
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Senate votes to end shutdown as Chuck Schumer faces criticism
"The Senate voted Monday night to pass a funding bill to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history."
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
"The Senate voted Monday night to pass a funding bill to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history."
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
"Hamilton Smith obituary: molecular biologist who co-discovered precise molecular scissors for cutting DNA"
by Craig Venter in Nature. Nature Portfolio.
We recently lost another Nobel laureate who has worked in J. Craig Venter Institute.
@jcvi.org @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
by Craig Venter in Nature. Nature Portfolio.
We recently lost another Nobel laureate who has worked in J. Craig Venter Institute.
@jcvi.org @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Hamilton Smith obituary: molecular biologist who co-discovered precise molecular scissors for cutting DNA
Nobel laureate who helped to sequence the first bacterial and human genomes.
www.nature.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"Hamilton Smith obituary: molecular biologist who co-discovered precise molecular scissors for cutting DNA"
by Craig Venter in Nature. Nature Portfolio.
We recently lost another Nobel laureate who has worked in J. Craig Venter Institute.
@jcvi.org @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
by Craig Venter in Nature. Nature Portfolio.
We recently lost another Nobel laureate who has worked in J. Craig Venter Institute.
@jcvi.org @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Although it's the 9th day with 3h sleep/day in a row, I've been refreshed by colleagues, future leaders, Shakespeare & Harry Potter.
See Alex et al. at U Warwick for 2d to discuss our NSF Global Center.
I finished 2 reports to ONR & USDA by waking up at 2 am, so It's a huge breakfast time
@jcvi.org
See Alex et al. at U Warwick for 2d to discuss our NSF Global Center.
I finished 2 reports to ONR & USDA by waking up at 2 am, so It's a huge breakfast time
@jcvi.org
November 10, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Although it's the 9th day with 3h sleep/day in a row, I've been refreshed by colleagues, future leaders, Shakespeare & Harry Potter.
See Alex et al. at U Warwick for 2d to discuss our NSF Global Center.
I finished 2 reports to ONR & USDA by waking up at 2 am, so It's a huge breakfast time
@jcvi.org
See Alex et al. at U Warwick for 2d to discuss our NSF Global Center.
I finished 2 reports to ONR & USDA by waking up at 2 am, so It's a huge breakfast time
@jcvi.org
Shakespeare's birth place & his statue in Stratford-upon-Avon. It took 6h by 4 trains & 2 buses from Heathrow Airport. It is always challenging and takes time and effort to obtain creative inspiration and valuable things. I feel creativity!
November 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Shakespeare's birth place & his statue in Stratford-upon-Avon. It took 6h by 4 trains & 2 buses from Heathrow Airport. It is always challenging and takes time and effort to obtain creative inspiration and valuable things. I feel creativity!
"James Watson: DNA pioneer censured for offensive race remarks dies"
I missed the news yesterday although I was in the UK where the USA-born scientist discovered DNA structure with other scientists, including Rosalind Franklin who couldn't share it for this discovery.
news.sky.com/story/scient...
I missed the news yesterday although I was in the UK where the USA-born scientist discovered DNA structure with other scientists, including Rosalind Franklin who couldn't share it for this discovery.
news.sky.com/story/scient...
James Watson: DNA pioneer censured for offensive race remarks dies
The Chicago-born scientist won the 1962 Nobel Prize for his discovery but faced condemnation later in life over his offensive remarks about race.
news.sky.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:11 AM
"James Watson: DNA pioneer censured for offensive race remarks dies"
I missed the news yesterday although I was in the UK where the USA-born scientist discovered DNA structure with other scientists, including Rosalind Franklin who couldn't share it for this discovery.
news.sky.com/story/scient...
I missed the news yesterday although I was in the UK where the USA-born scientist discovered DNA structure with other scientists, including Rosalind Franklin who couldn't share it for this discovery.
news.sky.com/story/scient...
Royal Observatory Greenwich where the Prime Meridian divides Eastern & Western Hemisphere: a remnant of the glorious Great Britain.
As a flower doesn't last forever, a kingdom doesn't.
Our leaders not learning from history? Often, accelerating the falling.
England, USA & then which nation? Martian?
As a flower doesn't last forever, a kingdom doesn't.
Our leaders not learning from history? Often, accelerating the falling.
England, USA & then which nation? Martian?
November 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Royal Observatory Greenwich where the Prime Meridian divides Eastern & Western Hemisphere: a remnant of the glorious Great Britain.
As a flower doesn't last forever, a kingdom doesn't.
Our leaders not learning from history? Often, accelerating the falling.
England, USA & then which nation? Martian?
As a flower doesn't last forever, a kingdom doesn't.
Our leaders not learning from history? Often, accelerating the falling.
England, USA & then which nation? Martian?
Fantastic paper by XIAOJUN TIAN et al. in Cell by Cell Press. He met a Cell editor at the 1st #SynBYSS conference in Hawaii, encouraged by the editor. Congrats, a great accomplishment.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Phase separation to buffer growth-mediated dilution in synthetic circuits
Fluctuations in host cell growth pose a critical challenge for maintaining reliable function in synthetic gene circuits. Growth-mediated dilution caus…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Fantastic paper by XIAOJUN TIAN et al. in Cell by Cell Press. He met a Cell editor at the 1st #SynBYSS conference in Hawaii, encouraged by the editor. Congrats, a great accomplishment.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Love Actually, perfect movie to watch in the current situations: between USA & the world, the government & people, Boston & London, and now and Christmas.
In London, arriving from Boston by red eye flight, to continue my 15 day seminar trip.
See you all!
m.youtube.com/shorts/X-PeH...
In London, arriving from Boston by red eye flight, to continue my 15 day seminar trip.
See you all!
m.youtube.com/shorts/X-PeH...
Love Actually, the perfect movie in the current situation of USA & world & time before Christmas
YouTube video by TAESEOK Moon
m.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Love Actually, perfect movie to watch in the current situations: between USA & the world, the government & people, Boston & London, and now and Christmas.
In London, arriving from Boston by red eye flight, to continue my 15 day seminar trip.
See you all!
m.youtube.com/shorts/X-PeH...
In London, arriving from Boston by red eye flight, to continue my 15 day seminar trip.
See you all!
m.youtube.com/shorts/X-PeH...
Dinner & Lunch with future #synbio leaders after visiting Peng Yin, Church, Silver at Harvard U. & Kris Prather, Jim Collins & Chris Voigt labs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thanks to these passionate and bright young researchers, our future is bright although the situation is dark now.
Thanks to these passionate and bright young researchers, our future is bright although the situation is dark now.
November 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Dinner & Lunch with future #synbio leaders after visiting Peng Yin, Church, Silver at Harvard U. & Kris Prather, Jim Collins & Chris Voigt labs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thanks to these passionate and bright young researchers, our future is bright although the situation is dark now.
Thanks to these passionate and bright young researchers, our future is bright although the situation is dark now.
#SynBYSS webinar series welcomes Dr Michelle Muzzio, Editor-in-Chief of Chem Circularity by Cell Press & Prof Marjan De Mey at Ghent U as the 253rd & 254th pioneer speakers. Thanks!
499 speakers, including 245 rising stars, 6 Cell Press editors & 6 Nature Portfolio editors.
@cellpress.bsky.social
499 speakers, including 245 rising stars, 6 Cell Press editors & 6 Nature Portfolio editors.
@cellpress.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM
#SynBYSS webinar series welcomes Dr Michelle Muzzio, Editor-in-Chief of Chem Circularity by Cell Press & Prof Marjan De Mey at Ghent U as the 253rd & 254th pioneer speakers. Thanks!
499 speakers, including 245 rising stars, 6 Cell Press editors & 6 Nature Portfolio editors.
@cellpress.bsky.social
499 speakers, including 245 rising stars, 6 Cell Press editors & 6 Nature Portfolio editors.
@cellpress.bsky.social
Costas Maranas is giving an amazing talk, receiving an award. Congrats, Costas!
AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers
AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers
November 4, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Costas Maranas is giving an amazing talk, receiving an award. Congrats, Costas!
AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers
AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Honor to celebrate Greg Stephanopoulos' 75th birthday and the #aiche2025 session. Happy birthday to Greg, and thank you for your vision and leadership in Metabolic Engineering!
November 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Honor to celebrate Greg Stephanopoulos' 75th birthday and the #aiche2025 session. Happy birthday to Greg, and thank you for your vision and leadership in Metabolic Engineering!
Jay Keasling is giving an amazing talk at #aiche2025 session celebrating Greg Stephanopoulos' 75th birthday
AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers
@jbei.lbl.gov
AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers
@jbei.lbl.gov
November 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Jay Keasling is giving an amazing talk at #aiche2025 session celebrating Greg Stephanopoulos' 75th birthday
AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers
@jbei.lbl.gov
AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers
@jbei.lbl.gov
Congrats, Mark Blenner, getting the AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers Langer Prize!
November 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Congrats, Mark Blenner, getting the AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers Langer Prize!
Mattheos Koffas is giving an amazing talk at the session celebrating Greg Stephanopoulos' 75th birthday at AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers
##aiche2025
##aiche2025
November 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Mattheos Koffas is giving an amazing talk at the session celebrating Greg Stephanopoulos' 75th birthday at AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers
##aiche2025
##aiche2025
Brian Davison, the next president of AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers is giving a fantastic talk at the session celebrating Greg Stephanopoulos' 75th birthday.
November 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Brian Davison, the next president of AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers is giving a fantastic talk at the session celebrating Greg Stephanopoulos' 75th birthday.
#aiche2025 session for celebrating Prof. Greg Stephanopoulos' 75th birthday.
AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Congrats and thank you, Greg!
Thank Mattheos Koffas for organizing the great sessions!
AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Congrats and thank you, Greg!
Thank Mattheos Koffas for organizing the great sessions!
November 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
#aiche2025 session for celebrating Prof. Greg Stephanopoulos' 75th birthday.
AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Congrats and thank you, Greg!
Thank Mattheos Koffas for organizing the great sessions!
AIChE - American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Congrats and thank you, Greg!
Thank Mattheos Koffas for organizing the great sessions!
My 15-day trip started with red eye flight. Attending #aiche2025 & #synbioUK & visiting BU, MIT, 2 Cell Press & 2 Nature Portfolio editors, Imperial College, U. Warwick & Queen Mary U. London.
After submitting 2 proposals & 1 paper, it's time to enjoy my trip! See you soon!
@biochemsoc.bsky.social
After submitting 2 proposals & 1 paper, it's time to enjoy my trip! See you soon!
@biochemsoc.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
My 15-day trip started with red eye flight. Attending #aiche2025 & #synbioUK & visiting BU, MIT, 2 Cell Press & 2 Nature Portfolio editors, Imperial College, U. Warwick & Queen Mary U. London.
After submitting 2 proposals & 1 paper, it's time to enjoy my trip! See you soon!
@biochemsoc.bsky.social
After submitting 2 proposals & 1 paper, it's time to enjoy my trip! See you soon!
@biochemsoc.bsky.social
#SynBYSS seminar with Prof. Christopher Dupont at J. Craig Venter Institute & Dr. Michael Cory at Harvard Medical School
@jcvi.org @harvardmed.bsky.social
The talk video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s59g...
@jcvi.org @harvardmed.bsky.social
The talk video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s59g...
SynBYSS with Prof Christopher Dupont at J. Craig Venter Institute & Dr Michael Cory at Harvard Med.
YouTube video by TAESEOK Moon
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
#SynBYSS seminar with Prof. Christopher Dupont at J. Craig Venter Institute & Dr. Michael Cory at Harvard Medical School
@jcvi.org @harvardmed.bsky.social
The talk video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s59g...
@jcvi.org @harvardmed.bsky.social
The talk video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s59g...
#SynBYSS seminar, Thur 10 am Chicago time
179th, Oct 30: Prof Chris Dupont @jcvi.org & Dr Michael Cory @harvard.edu
180th, Nov 13 (note "Noon" CT): Prof Marc Güell at UPF & Dr Justin Panich @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
@marcguellc.bsky.social
Zoom link for the audience:
us02web.zoom.us/j/88380504839
179th, Oct 30: Prof Chris Dupont @jcvi.org & Dr Michael Cory @harvard.edu
180th, Nov 13 (note "Noon" CT): Prof Marc Güell at UPF & Dr Justin Panich @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
@marcguellc.bsky.social
Zoom link for the audience:
us02web.zoom.us/j/88380504839
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October 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
#SynBYSS seminar, Thur 10 am Chicago time
179th, Oct 30: Prof Chris Dupont @jcvi.org & Dr Michael Cory @harvard.edu
180th, Nov 13 (note "Noon" CT): Prof Marc Güell at UPF & Dr Justin Panich @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
@marcguellc.bsky.social
Zoom link for the audience:
us02web.zoom.us/j/88380504839
179th, Oct 30: Prof Chris Dupont @jcvi.org & Dr Michael Cory @harvard.edu
180th, Nov 13 (note "Noon" CT): Prof Marc Güell at UPF & Dr Justin Panich @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
@marcguellc.bsky.social
Zoom link for the audience:
us02web.zoom.us/j/88380504839
Prof. Hamilton Smith at J. Craig Venter Institute, a Nobel laureate for discovering type II restriction enzymes, passed away last night.
@jcvi.org @nobelprize.bsky.social
A huge loss in Science, but his legacy will be remembered.
www.jcvi.org/about/hamilt...
@jcvi.org @nobelprize.bsky.social
A huge loss in Science, but his legacy will be remembered.
www.jcvi.org/about/hamilt...
October 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Prof. Hamilton Smith at J. Craig Venter Institute, a Nobel laureate for discovering type II restriction enzymes, passed away last night.
@jcvi.org @nobelprize.bsky.social
A huge loss in Science, but his legacy will be remembered.
www.jcvi.org/about/hamilt...
@jcvi.org @nobelprize.bsky.social
A huge loss in Science, but his legacy will be remembered.
www.jcvi.org/about/hamilt...
#SynBYSS webinar series welcomes Prof. Juliane Nguyen at U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill as the 252nd pioneer speaker, thanks!
Our series has continued for ~50 months since Aug 26, 2021 with 496 speakers, including 244 rising star speakers!
Thank speakers & audience for making our success together.
Our series has continued for ~50 months since Aug 26, 2021 with 496 speakers, including 244 rising star speakers!
Thank speakers & audience for making our success together.
October 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
#SynBYSS webinar series welcomes Prof. Juliane Nguyen at U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill as the 252nd pioneer speaker, thanks!
Our series has continued for ~50 months since Aug 26, 2021 with 496 speakers, including 244 rising star speakers!
Thank speakers & audience for making our success together.
Our series has continued for ~50 months since Aug 26, 2021 with 496 speakers, including 244 rising star speakers!
Thank speakers & audience for making our success together.