An ‘amplifier’ for missed signals produced by our bodies
New discovery makes system monitoring contaminants in drinking water 10 times more sensitive
Author: Lisa La Vallee
George Peter Magoola trains here to fight malaria in Uganda
Northwestern’s Center for Synthetic Biology hosts inaugural fellow through a research collaboration with Synbio Africa
CSB ’24 By the Numbers
From elucidating the underlying mechanisms of lupus and field testing a device to diagnose disease in crops in Kenya to proposing a new method for teaching synthetic biology , CSB’s … Continued
Soil Secrets
Professor Ludmilla Aristilde collaborates worldwide to gain a better understanding of the soil that sustains life on earth.
Northwestern hosts 2024 Central US Synthetic Biology Workshop to Explore SynBio Innovations in the Midwest
More than 125 leading researchers, students, and innovators from academia, industry, and government gathered in Evanston, IL last month for the 2024 Central US Synthetic Biology Workshop, hosted by Northwestern’s … Continued
2024 CSB Annual Retreat ‘Fires Up’ Students
This year’s Center for Synthetic Biology’s Annual Retreat centered squarely on Northwestern students, trainees, and postdocs in CSB faculty labs. “CSB students and trainees are the foundation of our community,” … Continued
Are implantable, living pharmacies within reach?
Cell-based drug factories could produce therapies on demand inside patients
Obesity, diabetes implant receives up to $34 million to fast-track development
Eliminating the need for injections, implant will autonomously deliver medicine
Synthetic Biology Empowers Farmers with Cutting-Edge Crop Diagnostics
Julius Lucks led a team to Kenya to test a device to diagnose disease in crops
Undergraduate Researchers Shine at SynBio Symposium
Fourteen talented undergraduate students and their mentors convened at the Center for Synthetic Biology (CSB)’s annual undergraduate research symposium on August 19 to celebrate the conclusion of their summer research … Continued