I am thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Murry to Keck School of Medicine of USC as the new head of USC Stem Cell. He is the perfect fit to help realize an interdisciplinary vision for igniting discovery. keck.usc.edu/news/usc-stem-…

Drs. Leonardo Morsut and Megan McCain's new project gets the green light to build muscle cells on command with a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant! 🚦 Congratulations! 🎉 USC Viterbi School Keck School of Medicine of USC 🔗 PR: bit.ly/3x6QeVZ

It was a joy to talk to ElowitzLab about the dawn of synthetic biology. We asked: - Is the cell actually like a computer? - Is synthetic biology overhyped? - Why have physicists repeatedly made such great contributions to biology? Read & subscribe here: press.asimov.com/resources/synt…

mSBW abstract deadline soon!

Ever wonder how evolution would work on a more bio-realistic substrate, w/ its own competencies & intelligence (i.e., living matter)? So did we; new #preprint hartl.bene Sebastian Risi "Evolutionary Implications of Multi-Scale Intelligence" osf.io/preprints/osf/… (we study, in

Animaris Rex is an 18-metre-long walking 'beach animal' propelled by the wind, created by Theo Jansen as a fusion of art and engineering.

I locked myself in the garage for 3 years - to create what I see as the most impactful machine that can possibly be created. I built it from scratch with my hands and my own design ethos. This is “The Story Behind Mona.” Mona learned to stand stable on her legs in February 2022

Our institute is recruiting Group leaders. The search is wide, although we will have a keen eye for specific subjects (see below). Absolutely amazing place for hardcore science. See 🧵. Give it a try!

Out in Communications of the ACM! Biocomputation: Moving Beyond Turing with Living Cellular Computers. #CS #synbio 🔗cacm.acm.org/research/bioco…

biorxiv.org/content/10.110… looks worth reading: they made an EPO-receptor sensitive to small molecules to induce EPO-signaling for red blood cell differentiation in culture with small molecules instead of expensive cytokines

Looking forward to interesting discussions around the mechanical cell micro environment, the response of cells to it, and how we can eventually drug this axis

biorxiv.org/content/10.110… omg this is so good, it's a synthetic receptor bonanza!! congrats Alice Ting and team!! are they going to be on @addgene anytime soon? asking for a friend...🙏🙏🙏😀

I am proud of every single paper that has come out of my lab, but this one feels truly special. This time, we asked: How to build a gliding mammal? Led by the stellar Jorge Moreno 🪼, I am happy to share our latest work, out in nature nature.com/articles/s4158… Please see 🧵👇

Have you ever seen real-time footage of a tumor developing outside a living organism? We are thrilled to announce a new paradigm in ex vivo cancer modelling rdcu.be/dFD2v. Let’s have a quick look!

My prediction stands: the bioeconomy will surpass the tech economy in impact and scale. I first discussed this at SynBioBeta 2022 and was inspired by the passionate entrepreneurs I met there. This year, the top minds in synthetic biology will gather in San Jose, May 6-9. Don’t

I wish I heard this George Church (george church) podcast episode when I was a grad student! 1. You can change the world, as long as you don't care who gets credit. 2. The idea is not to never fail, it is to fail a million times a day. 3. Embrace the outlier! nightscience.buzzsprout.com/1744020/149731…

#Engineering is #evolution 🧐 ...perhaps? In the latest from the lab Nature Communications we explore what "#design" might mean when engineering biology and the unifying role of evolution. Work led by the brilliant Sim Castle with Michiel ☁️ #synbio doi.org/10.1038/s41467…

Our new paper on “synpoptosis” circuits, led by the amazing Shiyu Xia, is now out: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… (1/3)

In honor of the 10th anniversary of USC’s stem cell master’s program, we asked 10 alumni to reflect on how the program changed the course of their lives and careers. USC Stem Cell @KeckSchool_USC stemcell.keck.usc.edu/how-the-usc-st…

We have two 1-year positions with a 1-year renewal option available for clinical trainees interested in conducting research related to stem cell biology and/or regenerative medicine in one of the leading labs USC Stem Cell. @KeckSchool_USC stemcell.keck.usc.edu/2024-call-for-…