Biological Design Center, Boston University @BioDesignCenter
We re-engineer biological systems as tools to understand their design principles. #bostonuniversity bdc.bu.edu Boston Joined July 2019-
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Biophysical metabolic modeling of complex bacterial colony morphology: Cell Systems cell.com/cell-systems/f…
#LatticeAutomation partnered with the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) to develop a new standard for sharing and tracking DNA and protein sequence designs – Biodesign Metadata Exchange (BMDE). More here: White Paper: lnkd.in/exa-TwgS Lattice Tools: lnkd.in/ePu7-TYK
So excited and proud of my friend @danielxingao start his lab. The Gao Lab is open and ready take off. ✈️✈️ It’s going to be a fantastic place to do amazing science with a brilliant scientist and a great mentor.
So excited and proud of my friend @danielxingao start his lab. The Gao Lab is open and ready take off. ✈️✈️ It’s going to be a fantastic place to do amazing science with a brilliant scientist and a great mentor.
New pub from @RabiaYazicigil's lab!
New pub from @RabiaYazicigil's lab!
SCIENTIST PROFILE: Prof. John Ngo, explains the tools his lab develops to study and reprogram cells at the molecular level, and shares how a childhood fascination with seashells helped put him on a path toward becoming a biologist and bioengineer. READ>> bu.edu/kilachandcente…
Another great turnout for the @KilachandCenter Community Barbecue! Fortunate that we always get such good weather for these!
BRAINBOW BULLETIN: Profiles Prof. John Ngo, whose lab develops tools to study and reprogram cells at the molecular level; spotlights a new technique using generative AI to design RNA from Prof. Alex Green. READ>> mailchi.mp/bu/brainbow-6-… SUBSCRIBE!>>bu.edu/kilachandcente…
With an award from the Hartwell Foundation, BU's Samagya Banskota and colleagues are working on a novel method of developing treatments for “rare” genetic diseases that, taken together, affect millions of people. spr.ly/60134PtAB
#PhF25 awardee @samagyabanskota @BostonU_BME @BioDesignCenter is pioneering the first in vivo precision genome editing therapeutic strategy to rectify mutations in the Wfs1 gene associated with #WolframSyndrome, a rare genetic disorder. phrmafoundation.org/grants-fellows…
BRAINBOW BULLETIN: Spotlights Lynne Chantranupong (@Lchantran)'s 2025 Sloan Research Fellowship and profiles @samagyabanskota's work designing precise delivery systems for genetic treatments of disease. READ>> mailchi.mp/bu/brainbow-4-… SUBSCRIBE!>>bu.edu/kilachandcente…
In today's BDC seminar, Miho Kaneko, an Associate at Goodwin Law LLP, discussed, “Patent Law Basics for Scientists and Engineers & Career in Patent Law.”
New @CellCellPress study from Brian Cleary's lab describes method for ID'ing genes associated with cellular functions (e.g. growth rate or cell activation) that's more cost-effective and less damaging to tissue than existing CRISPR screening methods. READ>>cell.com/cell/fulltext/…
BRAINBOW BULLETIN: Spotlights Zeba Wunderlich (@zebabw)'s U.S. Presidential award from the previous admin and profiles @MarkHowe72's work illuminating the deep neural circuits driving motivation and learning. READ>> mailchi.mp/bu/brainbow-3-… SUBSCRIBE!>>bu.edu/kilachandcente…
SCIENTIST PROFILE: @RabiaYazicigil discussed her lab's work developing health-monitoring, ultra-low-power bioelectronic sensors. She also shared her love for Motown music and reflected on where she would go if she could time-travel. READ>> bu.edu/kilachandcente…
BRAINBOW BULLETIN: Spotlights how Siddharth Ramachandran’s tech using twisted beams of light may impact neuroimaging and how @RabiaYazicigil’s team develops health-monitoring, low-power bioelectronic sensors. READ>> mailchi.mp/bu/brainbow-2-… SUBSCRIBE!>>bu.edu/kilachandcente…
🤩 Start the new year off right with this #synbio beauty from @BashorLab! Filling a key void, the team develop a toolkit and framework for constructing synthetic PHOSPHORYLATION circuits with custom sense-and-response functions in human cells 👏 science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
🤩 Start the new year off right with this #synbio beauty from @BashorLab! Filling a key void, the team develop a toolkit and framework for constructing synthetic PHOSPHORYLATION circuits with custom sense-and-response functions in human cells 👏 science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
@BioDesignCenter @RabiaYazicigil @KilachandCenter @BUgradBME @BostonU_BME @BU_Biology Whoa, miniaturized sensors for sustainable biomanufr'ning? Sounds like #Chonkus is the future! Can't wait to see Chonkus' decentralized R&D tools help scale up your work @yashpatel and Lab Congrats on that impressive UROP presentation!
Beyond grateful to the @PhRMAfoundation for supporting our lab's work. 🙏 #NewPI.
Beyond grateful to the @PhRMAfoundation for supporting our lab's work. 🙏 #NewPI.
2024, that's a wrap! 🎉 My first year as a PI flew by, and WOW. I couldn't have asked for a better team to share this journey. 🙏 Here's to more adventures and discoveries in 2025! @BUCollegeofENG @BioDesignCenter @BostonU_BME

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