Prof. Jim Haseloff

Research

Synthetic and Engineering Biology initiatives in Cambridge

The laboratory helps to organise a range of Synthetic and Engineering Biology themed initiatives that promote interdisciplinary exchange between Biology, Computer Sciences and Engineering in Cambridge though informal meet-ups, forums, project-based training and shared research projects.

EngBio IRC
https://www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/
A clearing house for information about synthetic and engineering biology research at the University of Cambridge.

OpenPlant
https://www.openplant.org
Research centre to promote open technologies for plant Synthetic Biology

Biomaker
https://www.biomaker.org
Project funding for construction of low-cost devices for biology

Cafe Synthetique
http://www.meetup.com/Cambridge-Synthetic-Biology-Meetup
Monthly meeting for networking and building interdisciplinary links

Biomakespace
http://biomake.space
An innovation space for biological engineering located in the historic original MRC-LMB building

Cambridge CODE (Centre for Organismal Design and Engineering) project is a new initiative that brings together biologics, engineers, physicists, mathematicians and computer scientists to tackle the challenge of engineering of growing cellular systems, where advanced biology and artificial intelligence techniques can allow the creation of predictive multi-scale models for living systems, and used to guide genome engineering and redesign of organisms. https://www.plantcode.org