Synthetic Biology

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Synthetic biology research merges the principles of design and chemistry with living systems to build innovative biological tools from the molecular level up. Our engineers construct custom genetic circuits, program synthetic cells with extreme resilience, and engineer living cellular sensors capable of navigating the body to detect and treat complex diseases in real time.

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Juan Mendoza

Juan Mendoza

Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering and Senior Advisor to the Dean for Diversity & Inclusion in the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Mendoza Group
Mark Mimee

Mark Mimee

Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering in the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and in the Department of Microbiology
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Mimee Lab
Rama Ranganathan

Rama Ranganathan

Joseph Regenstein Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, and the College
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Ranganathan Lab
Milos Simic

Milos Simic

Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Molecular Engineering in the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
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The Simic Lab
Savas Tay

Savas Tay

Director of the Immunoengineering and Bioengineering Institute; Professor of Molecular Engineering in the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
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Tay Lab