Research Profile

Research at Graduate School LSE

Our achieved level of molecular understanding combined with the technological breakthroughs for molecular modification and programmability have opened up the possibility to engineer cells, cell populations and organisms that meet predefined requirements in terms of function, regulation or multidimensional behavior of entire cellular ensembles. The ability to engineer cells and organisms with specific functionalities offers many potential applications in biotechnology, medicine, and environmental science.

Research questions and applications range from

  • Equipping cells with new functionality through synthetic biology
  • Targeted modulation of cells and organisms using engineered biomolecules and chemical compounds
  • Constructing bottom-up life-like systems as intelligent biomaterials and biosensors
  • Assembling cells into multicellular structures and tissues (e.g. 3D printing of cells)
  • Interfacing biomolecular systems with solid-state technology
  • Mathematical and computational methods to design and analyze biological systems
  • Engineering biology to address current challenges in sustainability
  • Creating new technology for the interrogation of cells, biomolecules and tissues

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