Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre
@engbioirc.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Synthetic and Engineering Biology at the University of Cambridge. Bringing together researchers working across disciplines - at the intersections of biology, engineering, computer science, design and bioethics.
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We're extremely excited to welcome Prof Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social and Dr Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social for our next Forum
We'll be exploring #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology from the bottom-up
Don't miss it, register now! 👉 bit.ly/engbio-forum-nov25
We'll be exploring #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology from the bottom-up
Don't miss it, register now! 👉 bit.ly/engbio-forum-nov25
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We are delighted that our Alkis Seraphim Memorial Lecturer for 2025 is Prof Ben Lehner speaking on 'Mapping the energetic and allosteric structures of proteins at scale' on 4 December at 4.30pm in the Babbage Lecture Theatre. Further details and book here: www.eventbrite.com/e/alkis-sera...
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
We are delighted that our Alkis Seraphim Memorial Lecturer for 2025 is Prof Ben Lehner speaking on 'Mapping the energetic and allosteric structures of proteins at scale' on 4 December at 4.30pm in the Babbage Lecture Theatre. Further details and book here: www.eventbrite.com/e/alkis-sera...
There is still time to register for the EngBio Forum on Monday.
It's free to attend with a great speaker line up - Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social and Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social exploring #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems #EngineeringBiology
🎟️🫱 buytickets.at/engineeringb...
It's free to attend with a great speaker line up - Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social and Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social exploring #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems #EngineeringBiology
🎟️🫱 buytickets.at/engineeringb...
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
There is still time to register for the EngBio Forum on Monday.
It's free to attend with a great speaker line up - Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social and Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social exploring #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems #EngineeringBiology
🎟️🫱 buytickets.at/engineeringb...
It's free to attend with a great speaker line up - Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social and Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social exploring #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems #EngineeringBiology
🎟️🫱 buytickets.at/engineeringb...
This year's The Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has highlighted the important work done by scientists to understand immune intolerance and regulatory T cells, also known as Tregs. But what are Tregs? And why are they important? Professor Adrian Liston discusses...
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November 3, 2025 at 10:47 AM
This year's The Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has highlighted the important work done by scientists to understand immune intolerance and regulatory T cells, also known as Tregs. But what are Tregs? And why are they important? Professor Adrian Liston discusses...
bit.ly/what-are-Tregs
bit.ly/what-are-Tregs
We’re counting down to the EngBio Forum on 10 Nov! Get ready to dive into #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology
🎤 With speakers Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social
Spots are going fast -Don’t miss out! buytickets.at/engineeringb...
🎤 With speakers Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social
Spots are going fast -Don’t miss out! buytickets.at/engineeringb...
October 29, 2025 at 9:41 AM
We’re counting down to the EngBio Forum on 10 Nov! Get ready to dive into #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology
🎤 With speakers Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social
Spots are going fast -Don’t miss out! buytickets.at/engineeringb...
🎤 With speakers Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social
Spots are going fast -Don’t miss out! buytickets.at/engineeringb...
In a new series, we're introducing you to some of our #EngBio Early Career Researchers.
Meet Nikos Nikolopoulos, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Medicine Molecular Immunity Unit (MIU) at @mrclmb.bsky.social. View Nikos' profile: www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/nikos-nikolo...
#EngBioECRs
Meet Nikos Nikolopoulos, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Medicine Molecular Immunity Unit (MIU) at @mrclmb.bsky.social. View Nikos' profile: www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/nikos-nikolo...
#EngBioECRs
October 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In a new series, we're introducing you to some of our #EngBio Early Career Researchers.
Meet Nikos Nikolopoulos, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Medicine Molecular Immunity Unit (MIU) at @mrclmb.bsky.social. View Nikos' profile: www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/nikos-nikolo...
#EngBioECRs
Meet Nikos Nikolopoulos, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Medicine Molecular Immunity Unit (MIU) at @mrclmb.bsky.social. View Nikos' profile: www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/nikos-nikolo...
#EngBioECRs
Join us at our EngBio Forum on 10 Nov with Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social. Her lab studies how cells work by rebuilding their processes from the ground up and explores biohybrid systems.
Don’t miss it!🎟️👉 buytickets.at/engineeringb...
Don’t miss it!🎟️👉 buytickets.at/engineeringb...
October 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Join us at our EngBio Forum on 10 Nov with Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social. Her lab studies how cells work by rebuilding their processes from the ground up and explores biohybrid systems.
Don’t miss it!🎟️👉 buytickets.at/engineeringb...
Don’t miss it!🎟️👉 buytickets.at/engineeringb...
Our October #EngBio newsletter is out! This month, we highlight the many ways in which to get involved in the #EngineeringBiology community in Cambridge. We also have an explainer of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine, and details of the upcoming #EngBioForum.
Read it here 👉🏼 bit.ly/newsletter-o...
Read it here 👉🏼 bit.ly/newsletter-o...
October 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Our October #EngBio newsletter is out! This month, we highlight the many ways in which to get involved in the #EngineeringBiology community in Cambridge. We also have an explainer of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine, and details of the upcoming #EngBioForum.
Read it here 👉🏼 bit.ly/newsletter-o...
Read it here 👉🏼 bit.ly/newsletter-o...
Please join us at Café Synthetique on 3 Nov with talks:
🍶Gut feelings: engineering smart probiotics that can sense disease @driglar.bsky.social
🧫Seeing Nanomaterials in Action, from Cellular Senescence to NanoDynamic Imaging - Andrew Baker @phar.cam.ac.uk
🎟️👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
🍶Gut feelings: engineering smart probiotics that can sense disease @driglar.bsky.social
🧫Seeing Nanomaterials in Action, from Cellular Senescence to NanoDynamic Imaging - Andrew Baker @phar.cam.ac.uk
🎟️👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
October 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Please join us at Café Synthetique on 3 Nov with talks:
🍶Gut feelings: engineering smart probiotics that can sense disease @driglar.bsky.social
🧫Seeing Nanomaterials in Action, from Cellular Senescence to NanoDynamic Imaging - Andrew Baker @phar.cam.ac.uk
🎟️👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
🍶Gut feelings: engineering smart probiotics that can sense disease @driglar.bsky.social
🧫Seeing Nanomaterials in Action, from Cellular Senescence to NanoDynamic Imaging - Andrew Baker @phar.cam.ac.uk
🎟️👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
Join us at our EngBio Forum on 10 Nov to hear from Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social
on creating programmable materials and DNA-based synthetic cells that can process information, adapt,and communicate.
Don't miss it! Sign up 🫱 buytickets.at/engineeringb...
#SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems
on creating programmable materials and DNA-based synthetic cells that can process information, adapt,and communicate.
Don't miss it! Sign up 🫱 buytickets.at/engineeringb...
#SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems
October 14, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Join us at our EngBio Forum on 10 Nov to hear from Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social
on creating programmable materials and DNA-based synthetic cells that can process information, adapt,and communicate.
Don't miss it! Sign up 🫱 buytickets.at/engineeringb...
#SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems
on creating programmable materials and DNA-based synthetic cells that can process information, adapt,and communicate.
Don't miss it! Sign up 🫱 buytickets.at/engineeringb...
#SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems
A week to go... #EngBio ECRs Meetup returns on 20 Oct. Join us to hear great talks from Konstantina Beritza and
Caroline Faessler 🌱 Don't miss it!
@camplantsci.bsky.social
Sign up here👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
#plantsciences #marinemicroalga #Nicotianabenthamiana
Caroline Faessler 🌱 Don't miss it!
@camplantsci.bsky.social
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#plantsciences #marinemicroalga #Nicotianabenthamiana
October 13, 2025 at 9:43 AM
A week to go... #EngBio ECRs Meetup returns on 20 Oct. Join us to hear great talks from Konstantina Beritza and
Caroline Faessler 🌱 Don't miss it!
@camplantsci.bsky.social
Sign up here👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
#plantsciences #marinemicroalga #Nicotianabenthamiana
Caroline Faessler 🌱 Don't miss it!
@camplantsci.bsky.social
Sign up here👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
#plantsciences #marinemicroalga #Nicotianabenthamiana
Cambridge Freshers Fair 2025 was a huge success! 🎉 Thanks to everyone who stopped by to chat and grab some goodies. We hope you all had an amazing time and are ready for a great year ahead. Missed us? Check out what we do for students and our activities here 👉 www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/what-we-do/s...
October 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Cambridge Freshers Fair 2025 was a huge success! 🎉 Thanks to everyone who stopped by to chat and grab some goodies. We hope you all had an amazing time and are ready for a great year ahead. Missed us? Check out what we do for students and our activities here 👉 www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/what-we-do/s...
Have you been to one of the Meet, Greet & Talks, hosted by our #EngBioECRs?
It's a great opportunity to meet fellow early career researchers, share knowledge and ideas, establish connections, and find out more about #EngBio activities.
Find your next event: bit.ly/cam-engbio-e....
It's a great opportunity to meet fellow early career researchers, share knowledge and ideas, establish connections, and find out more about #EngBio activities.
Find your next event: bit.ly/cam-engbio-e....
October 9, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Have you been to one of the Meet, Greet & Talks, hosted by our #EngBioECRs?
It's a great opportunity to meet fellow early career researchers, share knowledge and ideas, establish connections, and find out more about #EngBio activities.
Find your next event: bit.ly/cam-engbio-e....
It's a great opportunity to meet fellow early career researchers, share knowledge and ideas, establish connections, and find out more about #EngBio activities.
Find your next event: bit.ly/cam-engbio-e....
We're extremely excited to welcome Prof Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social and Dr Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social for our next Forum
We'll be exploring #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology from the bottom-up
Don't miss it, register now! 👉 bit.ly/engbio-forum-nov25
We'll be exploring #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology from the bottom-up
Don't miss it, register now! 👉 bit.ly/engbio-forum-nov25
October 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
We're extremely excited to welcome Prof Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social and Dr Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social for our next Forum
We'll be exploring #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology from the bottom-up
Don't miss it, register now! 👉 bit.ly/engbio-forum-nov25
We'll be exploring #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology from the bottom-up
Don't miss it, register now! 👉 bit.ly/engbio-forum-nov25
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Join us at Café Synthetique on Mon 6 Oct! with talks on:
🌱 Fuelling the Future with #Cyanobacteria — Angelo Joshua Victoria @gelomerase.bsky.social
💡 Green #Biomanufacturing through Light-Driven Systems — Lin Su (QMUL)
🎟️ Register at www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
Don’t miss it!
🌱 Fuelling the Future with #Cyanobacteria — Angelo Joshua Victoria @gelomerase.bsky.social
💡 Green #Biomanufacturing through Light-Driven Systems — Lin Su (QMUL)
🎟️ Register at www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
Don’t miss it!
September 18, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Join us at Café Synthetique on Mon 6 Oct! with talks on:
🌱 Fuelling the Future with #Cyanobacteria — Angelo Joshua Victoria @gelomerase.bsky.social
💡 Green #Biomanufacturing through Light-Driven Systems — Lin Su (QMUL)
🎟️ Register at www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
Don’t miss it!
🌱 Fuelling the Future with #Cyanobacteria — Angelo Joshua Victoria @gelomerase.bsky.social
💡 Green #Biomanufacturing through Light-Driven Systems — Lin Su (QMUL)
🎟️ Register at www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
Don’t miss it!
#EngBio ECRs Meetup returns on 20 Oct. Join us to hear great talks from Konstantina Beritza and
Caroline Faessler 🌱
@camplantsci.bsky.social
Sign up here👉 tickettailor.com/events/engin...
#plantsciences #marinemicroalga #Nicotianabenthamiana
Caroline Faessler 🌱
@camplantsci.bsky.social
Sign up here👉 tickettailor.com/events/engin...
#plantsciences #marinemicroalga #Nicotianabenthamiana
September 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
#EngBio ECRs Meetup returns on 20 Oct. Join us to hear great talks from Konstantina Beritza and
Caroline Faessler 🌱
@camplantsci.bsky.social
Sign up here👉 tickettailor.com/events/engin...
#plantsciences #marinemicroalga #Nicotianabenthamiana
Caroline Faessler 🌱
@camplantsci.bsky.social
Sign up here👉 tickettailor.com/events/engin...
#plantsciences #marinemicroalga #Nicotianabenthamiana
In a new series, we are introducing you to some of our #EngBio Early Career Researchers.
Meet Connor Tansley (@contansley.bsky.social), a Research Associate in the Department of Plant Sciences (@camplantsci.bsky.social).
View Connor's profile: www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/connor-tansley.
#EngBioECRs
Meet Connor Tansley (@contansley.bsky.social), a Research Associate in the Department of Plant Sciences (@camplantsci.bsky.social).
View Connor's profile: www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/connor-tansley.
#EngBioECRs
September 29, 2025 at 10:59 AM
In a new series, we are introducing you to some of our #EngBio Early Career Researchers.
Meet Connor Tansley (@contansley.bsky.social), a Research Associate in the Department of Plant Sciences (@camplantsci.bsky.social).
View Connor's profile: www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/connor-tansley.
#EngBioECRs
Meet Connor Tansley (@contansley.bsky.social), a Research Associate in the Department of Plant Sciences (@camplantsci.bsky.social).
View Connor's profile: www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/connor-tansley.
#EngBioECRs
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September 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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In a new series, we introduce you to some of our #EngBio Early Career Researchers. Learn about their research interests, what they enjoy about being on the #ECR committee, and even a fun fact or two!
Meet Paula Milán-Rois (@paula-milan-rois.bsky.social): www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/meet-ecrs/pa....
Meet Paula Milán-Rois (@paula-milan-rois.bsky.social): www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/meet-ecrs/pa....
September 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
In a new series, we introduce you to some of our #EngBio Early Career Researchers. Learn about their research interests, what they enjoy about being on the #ECR committee, and even a fun fact or two!
Meet Paula Milán-Rois (@paula-milan-rois.bsky.social): www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/meet-ecrs/pa....
Meet Paula Milán-Rois (@paula-milan-rois.bsky.social): www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/meet-ecrs/pa....
Our September #EngBio newsletter is out! This month, we include a series of exciting calls, plus details of the next #EngBioForum on Monday 10 November.
Read it here 👉🏼 bit.ly/newsletter-S...
Read it here 👉🏼 bit.ly/newsletter-S...
September 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Our September #EngBio newsletter is out! This month, we include a series of exciting calls, plus details of the next #EngBioForum on Monday 10 November.
Read it here 👉🏼 bit.ly/newsletter-S...
Read it here 👉🏼 bit.ly/newsletter-S...
Join us at Café Synthetique on Mon 6 Oct! with talks on:
🌱 Fuelling the Future with #Cyanobacteria — Angelo Joshua Victoria @gelomerase.bsky.social
💡 Green #Biomanufacturing through Light-Driven Systems — Lin Su (QMUL)
🎟️ Register at www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
Don’t miss it!
🌱 Fuelling the Future with #Cyanobacteria — Angelo Joshua Victoria @gelomerase.bsky.social
💡 Green #Biomanufacturing through Light-Driven Systems — Lin Su (QMUL)
🎟️ Register at www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
Don’t miss it!
September 18, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Join us at Café Synthetique on Mon 6 Oct! with talks on:
🌱 Fuelling the Future with #Cyanobacteria — Angelo Joshua Victoria @gelomerase.bsky.social
💡 Green #Biomanufacturing through Light-Driven Systems — Lin Su (QMUL)
🎟️ Register at www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
Don’t miss it!
🌱 Fuelling the Future with #Cyanobacteria — Angelo Joshua Victoria @gelomerase.bsky.social
💡 Green #Biomanufacturing through Light-Driven Systems — Lin Su (QMUL)
🎟️ Register at www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
Don’t miss it!
September 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
SynBio UK London 2025. Submit your abstract and register before 12 September for earlybird discount.
Join us in London for the 10th anniversary of SynBio UK, the premier conference for synthetic and engineering biology. Submit your abstract for consideration as a poster or oral communication and register before 12 September to save £50 🧪 : www.eventsforce.net/biochemsoc/2...
September 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
SynBio UK London 2025. Submit your abstract and register before 12 September for earlybird discount.
1 week to go.. Cafe Synthetique is back next Monday 8 Sept.
🎟️ More info and register here www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
🎟️ More info and register here www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
September 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
1 week to go.. Cafe Synthetique is back next Monday 8 Sept.
🎟️ More info and register here www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
🎟️ More info and register here www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
The report from @royalsociety.org's #EngineeringBiology conference is now available to download. Read it here: bit.ly/rs-conferenc...
August 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The report from @royalsociety.org's #EngineeringBiology conference is now available to download. Read it here: bit.ly/rs-conferenc...
Professor Dame Angela McLean discusses "The future of #EngineeringBiology" in a recent Discourse at the Royal Institution (@rigb.org).
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The future of engineering biology - with Angela McLean
YouTube video by The Royal Institution
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August 27, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Professor Dame Angela McLean discusses "The future of #EngineeringBiology" in a recent Discourse at the Royal Institution (@rigb.org).
youtu.be/RHcBs_FmAA8?...
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