Synthetic biology in action: maturing tools and their potential

Overview

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Course overview

Synthetic Biology (SynBio) has become a maturing field: after more than two decades of development, available tools, and knowledge allow wider and more systematic capabilities of designing, engineering, assembling, and controlling biological systems for an increasing number of applications.

This course focuses on equipping students with hands-on experience on cutting-edge SynBio tools, while supported by lectures from across the field, discussing different aspects of the engineering cycle that also highlight how those are converging towards a better understanding of biology.

This course connects different disciplines to demonstrate how biological complexity emerges, how it can be analysed and designed – including reaching beyond natural systems.

Audience

The course is directed to PhD students and early post-doctoral researchers active in molecular biology, biotechnology, systems biology, and bioengineering. The experimental focus will be on microbiological systems.

What past participants say about the course

“The workshop felt like one of the most valuable weeks in my career. The incredibly dense schedule felt fun and easy in the incredibly warm and supportive environment that the organisers and EMBL created. It was a perfect environment to get to know peers and leaders in the field in both structured and informal settings. The course was a great space to learn, askquestions at every level of simplicity or complexity, and really grow as a scientist. I’m already using what I learned in the lab, and I imagine I will refer back to this experience frequently over the years to come” — Frea Mehta, Technical University of Munich, Germany

“Excellent course in state-of-the-art facilities with exceptional speakers. I loved meeting and becoming friends with an international team of young scientists in the beautiful city of Heidelberg. It is an intense program but you are very proud of yourself and your teammates by the end of it! The organisers and trainers go above and beyond to provide you the best experience.” — Louie Destouches, University College London, UK

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