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Blog - Synthetic Biology

Synthetic Cell-Powered Lotion to Manage Type 1 Diabetes

Early last year we first talked about how researchers Yo Suzuki, PhD, and John Glass, PhD at ɬÀ﷬ set out to eliminate the need for type 1...

Scientist Spotlight: Lauren Oldfield

Since high school, Lauren Oldfield, PhD found that science was her calling. It started with a love of reading encouraged by her mom and...

No More Needles! Using Microbiome and Synthetic Biology Advances to Better Treat Type 1 Diabetes

Learn about exciting advances made by ɬÀ﷬ researchers Yo Suzuki and John Glass who are on a quest to better understand and treat Type 1 Diabetes...

ɬÀ﷬ Team Awarded Two Grants Under the NSF’s “Understanding the Rules of Life” Initiative

The first award, led by John Glass, PhD, for $1M, is focused on “Building and Modeling Synthetic Bacterial Cells.” The second award, led by...

ɬÀ﷬ Education Program Fosters Learning Opportunities with Salisbury University Students and Faculty

Patti Erickson, PhD first connected with the ɬÀ﷬ (ɬÀ﷬) in the Fall of 2016 as an associate professor at Salisbury...

BioVision Alexandria 2018

The BioVision Alexandria conference convened at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, in Alexandria, Egypt this past April. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina is...

New Method for Genome-wide Engineering of Viruses

Researchers at ɬÀ﷬ have been developing synthetic genomics assembly methods since 2000, addressing fundamental biological questions. Together,...

ɬÀ﷬ Launches New Internship Partnership with Smithsonian Science Education Center

Are you passionate about science education? If so, we have a unique hands-on opportunity for you to be a part of real teams of scientists and educators. Open to undergraduate and graduate students with no previous lab experience required.

June Grant Update

Congratulations to our ɬÀ﷬ Principal Investigators for the several successful grants that were awarded or that we received notification of in...

ɬÀ﷬ Scientists Join NASA-Funded Astrobiology Research Teams

Scientists from ɬÀ﷬ are part of teams awarded grants from NASA to “study the origins, evolution, distribution, and future...