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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Our September #EngBio newsletter is out! This month, we're looking ahead to forthcoming EngBio Forum in November on 'Engineering Life from First Principles: Physical Biology, Synthetic Cells and Bioinspired Engineering'. That, and more... bit.ly/newsletter-s...

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Due to increased interest we are extending the submission deadline for poster abstracts to 10 April! ⬇️ Download poster submission form: www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/files/engbio...

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Engineering Biology Symposium & Forum - Register and submit your abstract for a chance to win up to £500 to support conference registration and expenses. More information: www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/events/engbi...

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

EngBio ECRs Meetup returns Mon 20 April! 🎉 12-1pm. Two great talks: 🔬 Holly Bachas Brook – 3D eccrine sweat gland-on-chip 🧪 Fatma Mihoubi – Nucleotide & peptide diversity in coacervate protocells Hear new research and connect with fellow ECRs. All wellcome. 👉 Sign up buytickets.at/engineeringb...

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

🧬🧫 EngBio ECRs Meetup is back! 📅 Mon 16 Feb | ⏰ 12pm 📍 Postdoc Centre Mill Lane Two great talks on capsid proteins & RNA organelles in bacteria from Daniela Gjorgjevikj and Brian Ng 🎟️ Sign Up at www.tickettailor.com/events/engin... #EngBio #ECRs #RNA #bacteria #CapsidProteins

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

🎉 Happy New Year! We’re kicking off 2026 with Cafe Synthetique on Mon 19 Jan 🎤 Hear from Alexander Jones and the Cambridge iGEM team on plant cellular decision-making and crop analysis 🌱 👉 Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Café Synthetique returns in 2026! Join us on Mon 19 Jan for talks on Cellular Decision Making in Plant Environmental Response & miRNA Crop Assessment with @xanderjones.bsky.social @slcuplants.bsky.social and the Cambridge iGEM Team 🪴🌱 Sign up👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

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...

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

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...

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

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...

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

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...

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

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

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

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

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

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...

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

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

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

#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

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

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

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

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....

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C-SPIRIT @c-spirit.org · 10/09/2025

📌 C-SPIRIT Institutional Feature 14: University of Cambridge Nicola Patron (@nicolabiologist.bsky.social) & Konstantina Beritza support Aim 4 through synthetic pathway engineering, compound optimization, & detection strategies. We are lucky to have them! 🔗 c-spirit.org/research #PlantScience

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University of Cambridge
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4: Synthesis of Bioactive Compounds
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Nicola Patron
Konstantina Beritza

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Cafe Synthetique returns on 8 Sept! Join us for talks on: 🛰 Remote Sensing with Jim Haseloff @jimhaseloff.bsky.social and Matt Wayland @waylandm.bsky.social 🧪 Smart Sensors into SBS Plates for data-driven biology with Salavat Magazov (CCA.BIO) 🎟 Register 👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

"What does Engineering Biology mean to you?" We sat down with Dr. Richard Milne, Research Lead at Rand Europe (@randeurope.org) and asked him the question. How do you define #EngineeringBiology? Join the conversation! 🗣️ #FacesOfEngBio

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Our July #EngBio newsletter is out! This month, read the round-up of our first #EngineeringBiology in Cambridge symposium. We're also spotlighting some upcoming funding opportunities. Read it here 👉🏼 bit.ly/july-25

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VickyR @vicsr09.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Our 1st EngBio IRC annual symposium has begun.. exciting morning of talks from UKRI EngBio mission award winners followed by EngBio community posters #engbio @engbioirc.bsky.social

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

We sat down with Dr Nicola Patron (@nicolabiologist.bsky.social) from the Department of Plant Sciences (@camplantsci.bsky.social) and asked: "What does Engineering Biology mean to you?" #EngineeringBiology #EngBio

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

"What does Engineering Biology mean to you?" We invited members of the #EngBio community to share their definition of this evolving field. This is what Dr Indra Roux (@indraroux.bsky.social), Postdoctoral Researcher at the MRC Toxicology Unit (@mrc-tu.bsky.social), had to say. #FacesOfEngBio

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Celebrate a year of innovation with the Cambridge EngBio community! Enjoy talks, networking, posters and highlights from across the field. Open to members of the University of Cambridge and affiliated institutes (Sanger, Babraham, MRC-LMB). Register by 4 July 🫱 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Your Voice in Engineering Biology: Join the Conversation 🗣️ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲? How to participate: 1. Record a short video explaining what #EngineeringBiology means to you. 2. Post it on your socials with the hashtag #FacesOfEngBio. 3. Tag us so your story gets featured!

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Join us for the 1st Annual EngBio Symposium on 7 July at Homerton College! Celebrate a year of achievements with the Cambridge EngBio community. Open to members of the Uni. of Cambridge and affiliated institutes (Sanger, Babraham, MRC-LMB) only. Register at 👉 buytickets.at/engineeringb...

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

"What does Engineering Biology mean to you?" We invited several members of the #EngBio community to share their definition of this evolving field. This is what Prof Sean Cutler had to say. #EngineeringBiology #SyntheticBiology #FacesOfEngBio

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

"What does Engineering Biology mean to you?" In a new series of videos we asked several members of the #EngBio community to share their interpretations. Here's what Dr Jenny Molloy (@jenny-molloy.bsky.social) had to say... #EngineeringBiology #SyntheticBiology #FacesOfEngBio

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Are you a student or early career researcher working in plant sciences 🪴at Norwich or Cambridge? Registration is now open for NoCaSS 2025, the Norwich and Cambridge Science Symposium for plant and microbial sciences! Register ➡️ nocass.org/registration... #NoCass2025 @nocassofficial.bsky.social

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Great turnout at our 'omics approach to EngBio' event yesterday at HinxtonHall.Thanks to all our speakers who gave great insightful talks. Our ECR Committee is feeling inspired! Looking forward to the next! #genomics #genomes #dna #automation #microbial #bayesian #bigdata #antimicrobialresistance

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

A few photos from Café Synthetique last night. Thanks to our speakers Web Robertson from @mrclmb.bsky.social and Sonja Blasche @mrc-tu.bsky.social. Café Synthetique will have a short break and will be back in September.

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Our May #EngBio newsletter is out! This month we're sharing some of our key takeaways from the EngBio Forum, inviting you to join us for an exciting event at the Wellcome Genome Campus on 3 June, and sharing details of a new student open data competition. Read it here 👉🏼 bit.ly/newsletter-m...

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Join our co-chair, @jenny-molloy.bsky.social, other academic researchers, and policymakers as they exchange perspectives, discuss challenges, and bridge gaps between research and policy. 📅 18–20 August 2025 📍 The Møller Institute, Cambridge, UK Application and bursary deadline: 03 June 2025.

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Don't miss out! Join us at our EngBio ECRs MeetUp next Mon 19 May with Rachel Egan @chemistrycambridge.bsky.social and Nadia Radzman @slcuplants.bsky.social Limited spaces. Talk details and sign up here👉 buytickets.at/engineeringb... #photosynthesis #microorganisms #plantpeptides #foodsecurity 🌱🧫

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Join us at CafeSynthetique on 2 June with talks from Wes Roberston @mrclmb.bsky.social 'Synthetic genomics for microbiome reprogramming' and SonjaBlasche @sonjablasche.bsky.social @mrc-tu.bsky.social 'milk kefir🥛 in fermented food applications' Register here 🦠👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Come and join us at our EngBio ECRs MeetUp next Monday 19 May with Rachel Egan @chemistrycambridge.bsky.social and Nadia Radzman @slcuplants.bsky.social. Talk details and sign up here👉 buytickets.at/engineeringb... #photosynthesis #microorganisms #plantpeptides #foodsecurity 🌱🧫

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Sign up for our Forum to hear from Irina Borodina,expert in sustainable bioproduction. Her work uses yeast to produce useful compounds inc. environmentally friendly pest controls, natural food colours and protein-rich foods.Sign up at 👉 buytickets.at/engineeringb... #yeast #foodproduction #protein

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Join us at our EngBio Forum on 7 May with talks from Irina Borodina and Louise Horsfall.Their expert talks will explore how bioproduction in yeast and bacteria can help tackle pressing global issues such as food security and enabling the circular economy. Sign Up Here👉 buytickets.at/engineeringb...

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Join us at our EngBio ECRs MeetUp on Mon 19 May with Rachel Egan @chemistrycambridge.bsky.social and Nadia Radzman @slcuplants.bsky.social #photosynthesis #microorganisms #plantpeptides #foodsecurity 🌱🧫Talk details and sign up here👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Our April #EngBio newsletter is out! From protein prediction and design to optimising bioreactors, this month we explore how #EngineeringBiology researchers at Cambridge are #ShapingAIForEveryone. Read it here 👉🏼 mailchi.mp/2101465c6e09...

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Interested in how ‘omics data can be applied to solve real world problems? Join the EngBio ECRs and fellow researchers for a day of talks and networking exploring the impact of the Cambridge academic and entrepreneurial ‘omics community 📅 Tue 3 Jun 👉 bit.ly/engbio-omics

Illustrative image with text "The ‘omics approach to Engineering Biology: from big data to the lab, and back. Tue 3 Jun 2025. Register your interest now: bit.ly/engbio-omics"

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Sign up for our EngBio Forum on 7 May with talks from Irina Borodina,Technical University Denmark and Louise Horsfall @lehorsfall.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social both leading experts in the field of sustainable bioproduction. Register and details here 👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...

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Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre @engbioirc.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Next month we'll be taking a break from Cafe Synthetique to host a very exciting edition of our EngBio Forum exploring Sustainable Bioproduction. More on that here 👉 bit.ly/engbio-forum-may-25

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Engineering Biology for Sustainable Bioproduction Registration is now open for our next Engineering Biology Forum on Wednesday ...

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