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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The International SynBYSS Conference is focused on bringing together the synthetic biology community with the explicit goal of developing young...
www.jcvi.org
#SynBYSS conference is scheduled on Jun 8-11, 2026 in Barcelona. Given the 100-year celebration of Architect Gaudi in Barcelona, we suggest early booking of hotels.
Details can be found: www.jcvi.org/events/synbyss (speakers, abstract submission & registration)
@jcvi.org @marcguellc.bsky.social
Details can be found: www.jcvi.org/events/synbyss (speakers, abstract submission & registration)
@jcvi.org @marcguellc.bsky.social
#SynBYSS 10 am US CT
190th, Feb 19: Prof Jean-Michel Ané at U. Wisconsin-Madison & Prof Rosa Santomartino at Cornell U.
191st, Feb 26: Prof Virginia Cornish at Columbia U. & Abhishek Gupta at J. Craig Venter Institute & UCSD
@jcvi.org
Zoom link & 2026 schedule:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
190th, Feb 19: Prof Jean-Michel Ané at U. Wisconsin-Madison & Prof Rosa Santomartino at Cornell U.
191st, Feb 26: Prof Virginia Cornish at Columbia U. & Abhishek Gupta at J. Craig Venter Institute & UCSD
@jcvi.org
Zoom link & 2026 schedule:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
SynBYSS_2026
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February 18, 2026 at 5:35 PM
#SynBYSS 10 am US CT
190th, Feb 19: Prof Jean-Michel Ané at U. Wisconsin-Madison & Prof Rosa Santomartino at Cornell U.
191st, Feb 26: Prof Virginia Cornish at Columbia U. & Abhishek Gupta at J. Craig Venter Institute & UCSD
@jcvi.org
Zoom link & 2026 schedule:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
190th, Feb 19: Prof Jean-Michel Ané at U. Wisconsin-Madison & Prof Rosa Santomartino at Cornell U.
191st, Feb 26: Prof Virginia Cornish at Columbia U. & Abhishek Gupta at J. Craig Venter Institute & UCSD
@jcvi.org
Zoom link & 2026 schedule:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Let's meet & discuss #biotech in Belgium. Jeff Cole @efbiotechnology.org Alex Munro-Clark @cp-trendsbiotech.bsky.social & I will also discuss publishing tips!
🌍 Why attend the European Congress on Biotechnology #ECB2026?
Present your work (oral, flash talk or poster), boost visibility, connect with 800+ biotech pros, publish in New #Biotechnology and tackle global challenges.
📩 Submit: ecb2026.com
@taeseokmoon.bsky.social @viblifesciences.bsky.social
Present your work (oral, flash talk or poster), boost visibility, connect with 800+ biotech pros, publish in New #Biotechnology and tackle global challenges.
📩 Submit: ecb2026.com
@taeseokmoon.bsky.social @viblifesciences.bsky.social
February 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Let's meet & discuss #biotech in Belgium. Jeff Cole @efbiotechnology.org Alex Munro-Clark @cp-trendsbiotech.bsky.social & I will also discuss publishing tips!
#Lunar New Year with traditional Korean soup where noodle is my variation to add more because I'm starving after reviewing 4 papers for journals today, including Cell Press, Nature Portfolio, Science Magazine & PLOS. I haven't finished writing my comments yet, but eating should come before it.
February 18, 2026 at 1:13 AM
#Lunar New Year with traditional Korean soup where noodle is my variation to add more because I'm starving after reviewing 4 papers for journals today, including Cell Press, Nature Portfolio, Science Magazine & PLOS. I haven't finished writing my comments yet, but eating should come before it.
Reposted by Tae Seok Moon
@jcv.bsky.social named to the @forbes.com 250: Greatest American Innovators for spearheading the effort to map the first draft sequence of the human genome.
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February 17, 2026 at 8:11 PM
@jcv.bsky.social named to the @forbes.com 250: Greatest American Innovators for spearheading the effort to map the first draft sequence of the human genome.
www.forbes.com/sites/alexkn...
www.forbes.com/sites/alexkn...
Today's cooking is cheese burger with potatoes and onions grilled, along with cucumber and red pepper paste!
February 14, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Today's cooking is cheese burger with potatoes and onions grilled, along with cucumber and red pepper paste!
#SynBYSS Barcelona abstract deadline: Feb. 23.
Please book a hotel ASAP given Famous Architect Gaudi 100-year festival!
24 talk slots to fill. Please submit your best abstracts.
Details:
www.jcvi.org/events/synbyss
Photos: conference venue & Sagrada Família
@jcvi.org @marcguellc.bsky.social
Please book a hotel ASAP given Famous Architect Gaudi 100-year festival!
24 talk slots to fill. Please submit your best abstracts.
Details:
www.jcvi.org/events/synbyss
Photos: conference venue & Sagrada Família
@jcvi.org @marcguellc.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM
#SynBYSS Barcelona abstract deadline: Feb. 23.
Please book a hotel ASAP given Famous Architect Gaudi 100-year festival!
24 talk slots to fill. Please submit your best abstracts.
Details:
www.jcvi.org/events/synbyss
Photos: conference venue & Sagrada Família
@jcvi.org @marcguellc.bsky.social
Please book a hotel ASAP given Famous Architect Gaudi 100-year festival!
24 talk slots to fill. Please submit your best abstracts.
Details:
www.jcvi.org/events/synbyss
Photos: conference venue & Sagrada Família
@jcvi.org @marcguellc.bsky.social
Love, not hatred, is what we need, although it has many imperfect forms.
#HappyValentinesDay
#HappyValentinesDay
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Love, not hatred, is what we need, although it has many imperfect forms.
#HappyValentinesDay
#HappyValentinesDay
#SynBYSS welcome Profs. Jae-Yean Kim at Gyeongsang National U., Pimchai Chaiyen, President of Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Marnix Medema at Wageningen U. & Yajun Yan, an NAI fellow at U. Georgia as the 279th-282nd pioneer speakers! Thanks!
@marnixmedema.bsky.social
@marnixmedema.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 9:57 PM
#SynBYSS welcome Profs. Jae-Yean Kim at Gyeongsang National U., Pimchai Chaiyen, President of Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Marnix Medema at Wageningen U. & Yajun Yan, an NAI fellow at U. Georgia as the 279th-282nd pioneer speakers! Thanks!
@marnixmedema.bsky.social
@marnixmedema.bsky.social
#SynBYSS seminar with Prof. David Bikard at Institut Pasteur & Prof. Yaojun Tong at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
@pasteur.fr @institutpasteur.bsky.social
The video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd8f...
@pasteur.fr @institutpasteur.bsky.social
The video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd8f...
SynBYSS with Prof. David Bikard at Institut Pasteur & Prof. Yaojun Tong at Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ.
YouTube video by TAESEOK Moon
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February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
#SynBYSS seminar with Prof. David Bikard at Institut Pasteur & Prof. Yaojun Tong at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
@pasteur.fr @institutpasteur.bsky.social
The video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd8f...
@pasteur.fr @institutpasteur.bsky.social
The video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd8f...
#SynBYSS seminar with Prof. Jens Nielsen, CEO at BioInnovation Institute & a National Academy member of all 3 categories, that is, Science, Engineering, and Medicine, and Dr. Simon d'Oelsnitz at Harvard Medical School.
@jcvi.org @ebrc.org
The video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nle...
@jcvi.org @ebrc.org
The video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nle...
SynBYSS with CEO Jens Nielsen at BioInnovation Institute & Dr Simon d'Oelsnitz at Harvard Med School
YouTube video by TAESEOK Moon
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February 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM
#SynBYSS seminar with Prof. Jens Nielsen, CEO at BioInnovation Institute & a National Academy member of all 3 categories, that is, Science, Engineering, and Medicine, and Dr. Simon d'Oelsnitz at Harvard Medical School.
@jcvi.org @ebrc.org
The video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nle...
@jcvi.org @ebrc.org
The video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nle...
#SynBYSS webinar, 10am USA CT
189th, Feb 12: Prof David Bikard at Institut Pasteur & Prof Yaojun Tong at Shanghai Jiao Tong U
@pasteur.fr
190th, Feb 19: Prof Jean-Michel Ane at U Wisconsin - Madison & Prof Rosa Santomartino at Cornell U
Zoom link & schedule:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
189th, Feb 12: Prof David Bikard at Institut Pasteur & Prof Yaojun Tong at Shanghai Jiao Tong U
@pasteur.fr
190th, Feb 19: Prof Jean-Michel Ane at U Wisconsin - Madison & Prof Rosa Santomartino at Cornell U
Zoom link & schedule:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
SynBYSS_2026
docs.google.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:57 PM
#SynBYSS webinar, 10am USA CT
189th, Feb 12: Prof David Bikard at Institut Pasteur & Prof Yaojun Tong at Shanghai Jiao Tong U
@pasteur.fr
190th, Feb 19: Prof Jean-Michel Ane at U Wisconsin - Madison & Prof Rosa Santomartino at Cornell U
Zoom link & schedule:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
189th, Feb 12: Prof David Bikard at Institut Pasteur & Prof Yaojun Tong at Shanghai Jiao Tong U
@pasteur.fr
190th, Feb 19: Prof Jean-Michel Ane at U Wisconsin - Madison & Prof Rosa Santomartino at Cornell U
Zoom link & schedule:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Reposted by Tae Seok Moon
#EFB #Biotech events in Europe:
🔹 #ECB2026 | 28 Jun–1 Jul | Antwerp 🇧🇪
🔹 #FoodBiotechnology | 8–9 Sep | Sion 🇨🇭
🔹 #PYFF9 | 8–11 Sep | Valencia 🇪🇸
🔹 #ASBE8 | 4–6 Nov | Manchester 🇬🇧
🔹 #Biocat4Value | Nov 2026 | Düsseldorf 🇩🇪
👉 efbiotechnology.org
@taeseokmoon.bsky.social @viblifesciences.bsky.social
🔹 #ECB2026 | 28 Jun–1 Jul | Antwerp 🇧🇪
🔹 #FoodBiotechnology | 8–9 Sep | Sion 🇨🇭
🔹 #PYFF9 | 8–11 Sep | Valencia 🇪🇸
🔹 #ASBE8 | 4–6 Nov | Manchester 🇬🇧
🔹 #Biocat4Value | Nov 2026 | Düsseldorf 🇩🇪
👉 efbiotechnology.org
@taeseokmoon.bsky.social @viblifesciences.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 1:07 PM
#EFB #Biotech events in Europe:
🔹 #ECB2026 | 28 Jun–1 Jul | Antwerp 🇧🇪
🔹 #FoodBiotechnology | 8–9 Sep | Sion 🇨🇭
🔹 #PYFF9 | 8–11 Sep | Valencia 🇪🇸
🔹 #ASBE8 | 4–6 Nov | Manchester 🇬🇧
🔹 #Biocat4Value | Nov 2026 | Düsseldorf 🇩🇪
👉 efbiotechnology.org
@taeseokmoon.bsky.social @viblifesciences.bsky.social
🔹 #ECB2026 | 28 Jun–1 Jul | Antwerp 🇧🇪
🔹 #FoodBiotechnology | 8–9 Sep | Sion 🇨🇭
🔹 #PYFF9 | 8–11 Sep | Valencia 🇪🇸
🔹 #ASBE8 | 4–6 Nov | Manchester 🇬🇧
🔹 #Biocat4Value | Nov 2026 | Düsseldorf 🇩🇪
👉 efbiotechnology.org
@taeseokmoon.bsky.social @viblifesciences.bsky.social
188th #SynBYSS seminar rescheduled to Feb. 11 (Wed), 9:15 am US central, with Prof. Jens Nielsen, CEO at BioInnovation Institute & a member of National Academy of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine, and Dr. Simon d'Oelsnitz at Harvard Med School
Zoom link & schedule:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Zoom link & schedule:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
February 11, 2026 at 6:52 AM
188th #SynBYSS seminar rescheduled to Feb. 11 (Wed), 9:15 am US central, with Prof. Jens Nielsen, CEO at BioInnovation Institute & a member of National Academy of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine, and Dr. Simon d'Oelsnitz at Harvard Med School
Zoom link & schedule:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Zoom link & schedule:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Freshly baked garlic bread with parmesan and herb spread! Thank Trader Joe's for making me become a great baker!
February 10, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Freshly baked garlic bread with parmesan and herb spread! Thank Trader Joe's for making me become a great baker!
In a preparation of #Lunar New Year next week, I made my practice #Korean traditional #soup with rice cakes, dumplings, egg, green onion, seafood, beef bone, red pepper, and black seaweed paper, along with kimchi as side dish, and then a success!
Happy #LunarNewYear
Happy #LunarNewYear
February 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
In a preparation of #Lunar New Year next week, I made my practice #Korean traditional #soup with rice cakes, dumplings, egg, green onion, seafood, beef bone, red pepper, and black seaweed paper, along with kimchi as side dish, and then a success!
Happy #LunarNewYear
Happy #LunarNewYear
Proud I'm #Korean, but not a #patriot because #nationality is given with #birth. #Life is a free, unfair #journey to find the meaning of our #existence, but the starting point should not influence the goal of the discovery itself, although the meaning of each person’s existence may be different.
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February 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Proud I'm #Korean, but not a #patriot because #nationality is given with #birth. #Life is a free, unfair #journey to find the meaning of our #existence, but the starting point should not influence the goal of the discovery itself, although the meaning of each person’s existence may be different.
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My choice of this month paper published in New Biotechnology, the official journal of European Federation of Biotechnology & Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB)
@elsevierconnect.bsky.social @elsevierlsj.bsky.social
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@elsevierconnect.bsky.social @elsevierlsj.bsky.social
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Utilization and valorization of lignin and lignin-derived compounds by Pseudomonas putida KT2440: A new role for glutathione peroxidase
Lignin, a complex natural aromatic polymer, poses significant challenges to its efficient degradation, hindering the utilization of biomass for many i…
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February 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
My choice of this month paper published in New Biotechnology, the official journal of European Federation of Biotechnology & Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB)
@elsevierconnect.bsky.social @elsevierlsj.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@elsevierconnect.bsky.social @elsevierlsj.bsky.social
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#SynBYSS webinar, 10am USA CT
188th, Feb 5: Prof Jens Nielsen at BioInnovation Institute & Dr Simon d'Oelsnitz at Harvard Med School
189th, Feb 12: Prof David Bikard at Institut Pasteur & Prof Yaojun Tong at Shanghai Jiao Tong U
@pasteur.fr
Zoom link & schedule:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
188th, Feb 5: Prof Jens Nielsen at BioInnovation Institute & Dr Simon d'Oelsnitz at Harvard Med School
189th, Feb 12: Prof David Bikard at Institut Pasteur & Prof Yaojun Tong at Shanghai Jiao Tong U
@pasteur.fr
Zoom link & schedule:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
SynBYSS_2026
docs.google.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:51 PM
#SynBYSS webinar, 10am USA CT
188th, Feb 5: Prof Jens Nielsen at BioInnovation Institute & Dr Simon d'Oelsnitz at Harvard Med School
189th, Feb 12: Prof David Bikard at Institut Pasteur & Prof Yaojun Tong at Shanghai Jiao Tong U
@pasteur.fr
Zoom link & schedule:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
188th, Feb 5: Prof Jens Nielsen at BioInnovation Institute & Dr Simon d'Oelsnitz at Harvard Med School
189th, Feb 12: Prof David Bikard at Institut Pasteur & Prof Yaojun Tong at Shanghai Jiao Tong U
@pasteur.fr
Zoom link & schedule:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#Life is full of #irony.
Bad #leaders criticize the #dictatorship but they are becoming the same by learning the tactics from those.
#History teaches many #lessons of the falling #Rome and French #Revolution, but leaders who got A+ in history class, are becoming deaf unable to listen to people.
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Bad #leaders criticize the #dictatorship but they are becoming the same by learning the tactics from those.
#History teaches many #lessons of the falling #Rome and French #Revolution, but leaders who got A+ in history class, are becoming deaf unable to listen to people.
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January 31, 2026 at 10:06 PM
#Life is full of #irony.
Bad #leaders criticize the #dictatorship but they are becoming the same by learning the tactics from those.
#History teaches many #lessons of the falling #Rome and French #Revolution, but leaders who got A+ in history class, are becoming deaf unable to listen to people.
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Bad #leaders criticize the #dictatorship but they are becoming the same by learning the tactics from those.
#History teaches many #lessons of the falling #Rome and French #Revolution, but leaders who got A+ in history class, are becoming deaf unable to listen to people.
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#SynBYSS conference is scheduled on Jun 8-11, 2026 in Barcelona. Given the 100-year celebration of Architect Gaudi in Barcelona, we suggest early booking of hotels.
Details can be found: www.jcvi.org/events/synbyss (speakers, abstract submission & registration)
@jcvi.org @marcguellc.bsky.social
Details can be found: www.jcvi.org/events/synbyss (speakers, abstract submission & registration)
@jcvi.org @marcguellc.bsky.social
SynBYSS
The International SynBYSS Conference is focused on bringing together the synthetic biology community with the explicit goal of developing young...
www.jcvi.org
January 31, 2026 at 12:01 PM
#SynBYSS conference is scheduled on Jun 8-11, 2026 in Barcelona. Given the 100-year celebration of Architect Gaudi in Barcelona, we suggest early booking of hotels.
Details can be found: www.jcvi.org/events/synbyss (speakers, abstract submission & registration)
@jcvi.org @marcguellc.bsky.social
Details can be found: www.jcvi.org/events/synbyss (speakers, abstract submission & registration)
@jcvi.org @marcguellc.bsky.social
Reposted by Tae Seok Moon
Led by JCVI's @taeseokmoon.bsky.social, the paper highlights how engineered microbes could reshape plastic recycling and accelerate a circular bioeconomy.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Elucidation of odd-chain dicarboxylate metabolism in Acinetobacter baylyi and application to polyethylene upcycling
Polyethylene (PE) is a versatile polymer, but its end-of-life management is challenging due to its recalcitrant structure. We present a promising appr…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Led by JCVI's @taeseokmoon.bsky.social, the paper highlights how engineered microbes could reshape plastic recycling and accelerate a circular bioeconomy.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Tae Seok Moon
Online now: Elucidation of odd-chain dicarboxylate metabolism in Acinetobacter baylyi and application to polyethylene upcycling
Elucidation of odd-chain dicarboxylate metabolism in Acinetobacter baylyi and application to polyethylene upcycling
An integrated approach combines chemical degradation and biological conversion of postconsumer polyethylene waste into a value-added bioproduct in the nonmodel bacterium Acinetobacter baylyi ADP1. This study provides the genetic basis for applying synthetic biology and systems biology to construct a versatile microbial chassis for bio-upcycling plastic waste, thereby contributing to sustainable biomanufacturing.
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January 29, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Online now: Elucidation of odd-chain dicarboxylate metabolism in Acinetobacter baylyi and application to polyethylene upcycling
#SynBYSS webinar with Prof. Dina Petranovic, PhD, EMBA at DTU - Technical University of Denmark & Dr. Michael Grome at Yale University
The talk video is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VluK...
The talk video is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VluK...
SynBYSS webinar with Prof. Dina Petranovic at Technical U. of Denmark & Dr. Michael Grome at Yale U.
YouTube video by TAESEOK Moon
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January 29, 2026 at 6:13 PM
#SynBYSS webinar with Prof. Dina Petranovic, PhD, EMBA at DTU - Technical University of Denmark & Dr. Michael Grome at Yale University
The talk video is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VluK...
The talk video is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VluK...
Our work on waste plastic polyethylene upcycling is out @cp-trendsbiotech.bsky.social thanks to huge efforts by Yuxin Tian, Seong-Min Cho, Sunkyu Park & Jinjin Diao @ncstate.bsky.social & @jcvi.org supported by NSF Global Center, DOE BER & AIChE Langer Prize!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Elucidation of odd-chain dicarboxylate metabolism in Acinetobacter baylyi and application to polyethylene upcycling
Polyethylene (PE) is a versatile polymer, but its end-of-life management is challenging due to its recalcitrant structure. We present a promising appr…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Our work on waste plastic polyethylene upcycling is out @cp-trendsbiotech.bsky.social thanks to huge efforts by Yuxin Tian, Seong-Min Cho, Sunkyu Park & Jinjin Diao @ncstate.bsky.social & @jcvi.org supported by NSF Global Center, DOE BER & AIChE Langer Prize!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#SynBYSS webinar, 10am Chicago time
187th, Jan 29: Prof Dina Petranovic at DTU, Denmark & Dr Michael Grome at Yale U
188th, Feb 5: Prof Jens Nielsen at BioInnovation Institute & Dr Simon d'Oelsnitz at Harvard Med School
Zoom link and 2026 season schedule are below:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
187th, Jan 29: Prof Dina Petranovic at DTU, Denmark & Dr Michael Grome at Yale U
188th, Feb 5: Prof Jens Nielsen at BioInnovation Institute & Dr Simon d'Oelsnitz at Harvard Med School
Zoom link and 2026 season schedule are below:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
SynBYSS_2026
docs.google.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:02 PM
#SynBYSS webinar, 10am Chicago time
187th, Jan 29: Prof Dina Petranovic at DTU, Denmark & Dr Michael Grome at Yale U
188th, Feb 5: Prof Jens Nielsen at BioInnovation Institute & Dr Simon d'Oelsnitz at Harvard Med School
Zoom link and 2026 season schedule are below:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
187th, Jan 29: Prof Dina Petranovic at DTU, Denmark & Dr Michael Grome at Yale U
188th, Feb 5: Prof Jens Nielsen at BioInnovation Institute & Dr Simon d'Oelsnitz at Harvard Med School
Zoom link and 2026 season schedule are below:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...