Iron Oxides Act as Natural Catalysts to Unlock Phosphorus to Fuel Plant Growth
New study finds minerals drive phosphorus release at enzyme-like rates
Author: Lisa La Vallee
New Northwestern Synthetic Biology Core Opens for Business
There’s a new core in town, the Center for Synthetic Biology (CSB) BioFoundry, and it recently opened its doors to Northwestern investigators and affiliated startups interested in scaling up and … Continued
Uniting Biomedical Research Across Northwestern
Collaborations spark a potential nexus of medicine and engineering neighborhoods
CSB Staff Profile: Christine Akdeniz – From Teacher to Multi-Tasker
We recently sat down with Christine Akdeniz, the Center for Synthetic Biology’s (CSB) Senior Education and Outreach Coordinator, to learn more about her story and what brought her to Northwestern. … Continued
An ‘amplifier’ for missed signals produced by our bodies
New discovery makes system monitoring contaminants in drinking water 10 times more sensitive
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