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University of Cambridge - Engineering Biology Interdisciplinary Research Centre. Dept. Biochemistry. Events & Comms.
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Due to increased interest we are extending the submission deadline for poster abstracts to 10 April!

⬇️ Download poster submission form: www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/files/engbio...
March 30, 2026 at 10:05 AM
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Engineering Biology Symposium & Forum - Register and submit your abstract for a chance to win up to £500 to support conference registration and expenses.

More information: www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/events/engbi...
March 26, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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EngBio ECRs Meetup returns Mon 20 April! 🎉 12-1pm.
Two great talks:

🔬 Holly Bachas Brook – 3D eccrine sweat gland-on-chip
🧪 Fatma Mihoubi – Nucleotide & peptide diversity in coacervate protocells

Hear new research and connect with fellow ECRs. All wellcome.

👉 Sign up buytickets.at/engineeringb...
March 12, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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🧬🧫 EngBio ECRs Meetup is back!
📅 Mon 16 Feb | ⏰ 12pm
📍 Postdoc Centre Mill Lane

Two great talks on capsid proteins & RNA organelles in bacteria from Daniela Gjorgjevikj and Brian Ng

🎟️ Sign Up at www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...

#EngBio #ECRs #RNA #bacteria #CapsidProteins
January 27, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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🎉 Happy New Year! We’re kicking off 2026 with Cafe Synthetique on Mon 19 Jan

🎤 Hear from Alexander Jones and the Cambridge iGEM team on plant cellular decision-making and crop analysis 🌱

👉 Sign up here: www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
January 12, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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Café Synthetique returns in 2026!

Join us on Mon 19 Jan for talks on Cellular Decision Making in Plant Environmental Response & miRNA Crop Assessment with
@xanderjones.bsky.social @slcuplants.bsky.social and the Cambridge iGEM Team 🪴🌱

Sign up👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
December 17, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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We’re counting down to the EngBio Forum on 10 Nov! Get ready to dive into #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology

🎤 With speakers Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social
Spots are going fast -Don’t miss out! buytickets.at/engineeringb...
October 29, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Our October #EngBio newsletter is out! This month, we highlight the many ways in which to get involved in the #EngineeringBiology community in Cambridge. We also have an explainer of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine, and details of the upcoming #EngBioForum.

Read it here 👉🏼 bit.ly/newsletter-o...
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October 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Join us at our EngBio Forum on 10 Nov with Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social. Her lab studies how cells work by rebuilding their processes from the ground up and explores biohybrid systems.

Don’t miss it!🎟️👉 buytickets.at/engineeringb...
October 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Please join us at Café Synthetique on 3 Nov with talks:

🍶Gut feelings: engineering smart probiotics that can sense disease @driglar.bsky.social
🧫Seeing Nanomaterials in Action, from Cellular Senescence to NanoDynamic Imaging - Andrew Baker @phar.cam.ac.uk

🎟️👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
October 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Join us at our EngBio Forum on 10 Nov to hear from Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social
on creating programmable materials and DNA-based synthetic cells that can process information, adapt,and communicate.
Don't miss it! Sign up 🫱 buytickets.at/engineeringb...

#SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems
October 14, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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A week to go... #EngBio ECRs Meetup returns on 20 Oct. Join us to hear great talks from Konstantina Beritza and
Caroline Faessler 🌱 Don't miss it!
@camplantsci.bsky.social

Sign up here👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...

#plantsciences #marinemicroalga #Nicotianabenthamiana
October 13, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Cambridge Freshers Fair 2025 was a huge success! 🎉 Thanks to everyone who stopped by to chat and grab some goodies. We hope you all had an amazing time and are ready for a great year ahead. Missed us? Check out what we do for students and our activities here 👉 www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/what-we-do/s...
October 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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We're extremely excited to welcome Prof Andreas Walther @waltherlab.bsky.social and Dr Claudia Contini @continiclau.bsky.social for our next Forum

We'll be exploring #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology from the bottom-up

Don't miss it, register now! 👉 bit.ly/engbio-forum-nov25
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October 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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#EngBio ECRs Meetup returns on 20 Oct. Join us to hear great talks from Konstantina Beritza and
Caroline Faessler 🌱
@camplantsci.bsky.social

Sign up here👉 tickettailor.com/events/engin...

#plantsciences #marinemicroalga #Nicotianabenthamiana
September 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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In a new series, we are introducing you to some of our #EngBio Early Career Researchers.

Meet Connor Tansley (@contansley.bsky.social), a Research Associate in the Department of Plant Sciences (@camplantsci.bsky.social).

View Connor's profile: www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/connor-tansley.

#EngBioECRs
September 29, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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In a new series, we introduce you to some of our #EngBio Early Career Researchers. Learn about their research interests, what they enjoy about being on the #ECR committee, and even a fun fact or two!

Meet Paula Milán-Rois (@paula-milan-rois.bsky.social): www.engbio.cam.ac.uk/meet-ecrs/pa....
September 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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📌 C-SPIRIT Institutional Feature 14: University of Cambridge

Nicola Patron (@nicolabiologist.bsky.social) & Konstantina Beritza support Aim 4 through synthetic pathway engineering, compound optimization, & detection strategies. We are lucky to have them!

🔗 c-spirit.org/research

#PlantScience
Institutional Feature University of Cambridge Aims 4: Synthesis of Bioactive Compounds C-SPIRIT Members Nicola Patron Konstantina Beritza
September 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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September 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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1 week to go.. Cafe Synthetique is back next Monday 8 Sept.
🎟️ More info and register here www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
September 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Cafe Synthetique returns on 8 Sept! Join us for talks on:

🛰 Remote Sensing with Jim Haseloff @jimhaseloff.bsky.social and Matt Wayland @waylandm.bsky.social
🧪 Smart Sensors into SBS Plates for data-driven biology with Salavat Magazov (CCA.BIO)

🎟 Register 👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/engin...
August 7, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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"What does Engineering Biology mean to you?"

We sat down with Dr. Richard Milne, Research Lead at Rand Europe (@randeurope.org) and asked him the question.

How do you define #EngineeringBiology? Join the conversation! 🗣️

#FacesOfEngBio
August 6, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Our July #EngBio newsletter is out! This month, read the round-up of our first #EngineeringBiology in Cambridge symposium. We're also spotlighting some upcoming funding opportunities.

Read it here 👉🏼 bit.ly/july-25
July 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Our 1st EngBio IRC annual symposium has begun.. exciting morning of talks from UKRI EngBio mission award winners followed by EngBio community posters #engbio @engbioirc.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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We sat down with Dr Nicola Patron (@nicolabiologist.bsky.social) from the Department of Plant Sciences (@camplantsci.bsky.social) and asked:

"What does Engineering Biology mean to you?"

#EngineeringBiology #EngBio
July 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM