Matthew Lucia presented his research at SEED!
Matthew Lucia presented his research, “Agriculturally-Relevant, Artificial Cell Biosensors Are Deployable In Situ and Enabled by Encapsulated, Bacterial Cell Lysates,” at this year’s Synthetic Biology: Engineering, Evolution, & Design (SEED) conference. His work highlights the potential of artificial cell-based biosensors for real-time, field-deployable agricultural monitoring. Great job, Matthew!
Andre Gu, former Kamat lab undergrad, shares perspective on recently published first-author paper
Andre Gu, a former Kamat lab undergrad, shares his perspective on his recently published first-author paper. Read about his work on lipid-foam prototissues and long-distance mentoring experience here.
Kamat lab moves to collaborative synthetic biology space
Last October, the Kamat lab moved to brand new lab space in Mudd with the Leonard and Tyo labs. We are excited for more collaborations to come! Read more about collaborative spaces fostering synthetic biology research at Northwestern here.
Our collaborative paper, led by the Jewett Lab, is featured by Northwestern News!
By cracking open a cellular membrane, Northwestern University synthetic biologists have discovered a new way to increase production yields of protein-based vaccines by five-fold, significantly broadening access to potentially lifesaving medicines. In February, the researchers introduced a new biomanufacturing platform that can quickly make shelf-stable vaccines at the point of care, ensuring they will not go to […]
Our new NSF-funded graduate training program focused on synthetic biology will launch at Northwestern!
Northwestern’s Center for Synthetic Biology (CSB) is one of the global hubs for innovation in its field. A prestigious grant promises to push the program even further. The National Science Foundation awarded $3 million to support a new graduate-level training program that focuses on PhD students. Northwestern Engineering’s Julius Lucks, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering, is […]
The Center for Synthetic Biology was featured in Northwestern’s McCormick Engineering Magazine!
This article features some of the innovative research that the center is doing. It also features the many different faculty members throughout Northwestern which include Neha! Please check out the article here.
Neha, Gabe, and Arthur appear on the Northwestern Research Snapshot
Neha, Gabe, and Arthur appeared on the cover of the latest Northwestern Research Snapshot from the Northwestern Office for Research, representing new faculty in the Center for Synthetic Biology.
Our paper is out in Angewandte Chemie!
Our paper investigating how DNA tethers enable fusion between specific populations of lipid vesicles and can be used to initiate cell-free reactions is out in Angewandte Chemie. The work was led by Justin Peruzzi and explores how membrane domains can enhance membrane fusion and thereby increase the yield of encapsulated cell-free expression reactions. Great job […]
Neha is featured by the Office of Research
A write up on Neha by Glenn Jeffers appears here. Check it out!
Neha and Julius are awarded a CLP-Cornew Innovation Award
The Kamat and Lucks labs are teaming up to design a new kind of biosensor. Check out a recent write-up on the high risk, high reward project here. Thanks to the Chemistry of Life Processes Institute for funding the project!