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Synthetic Biology underpins advances in the bioeconomy

Biological systems - including the simplest cells - exhibit a broad range of functions to thrive in their environment. Research in the Imperial College Centre for Synthetic Biology is focused on the possibility of engineering the underlying biochemical processes to solve many of the challenges facing society, from healthcare to sustainable energy. In particular, we model, analyse, design and build biological and biochemical systems in living cells and/or in cell extracts, both exploring and enhancing the engineering potential of biology. 

As part of our research we develop novel methods to accelerate the celebrated Design-Build-Test-Learn synthetic biology cycle. As such research in the Centre for Synthetic Biology highly multi- and interdisciplinary covering computational modelling and machine learning approaches; automated platform development and genetic circuit engineering ; multi-cellular and multi-organismal interactions, including gene drive and genome engineering; metabolic engineering; in vitro/cell-free synthetic biology; engineered phages and directed evolution; and biomimetics, biomaterials and biological engineering.

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Citation

BibTex format

@article{Ledesma-Amaro:2020:10.3389/fbioe.2020.00221,
author = {Ledesma-Amaro, R and Nikel, PI and Ceroni, F},
doi = {10.3389/fbioe.2020.00221},
journal = {Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology},
title = {Editorial: synthetic biology-guided metabolic engineering},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2020.00221},
volume = {8},
year = {2020}
}

RIS format (EndNote, RefMan)

TY  - JOUR
AU - Ledesma-Amaro,R
AU - Nikel,PI
AU - Ceroni,F
DO - 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00221
PY - 2020///
SN - 2296-4185
TI - Editorial: synthetic biology-guided metabolic engineering
T2 - Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2020.00221
UR - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2020.00221/full
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/78035
VL - 8
ER -

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Work in the IC-CSynB is supported by a wide range of Research Councils, Learned Societies, Charities and more.