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SUMMARY:Synthetic biology for regenerative medicine - Professor Ron Weiss\
 , Department of Biological Engineering and the Department of Electrical En
 gineering and Computer Science\, (MIT)
DTSTART:20161108T183000Z
DTEND:20161108T200000Z
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CONTACT:Andrew Jonathan Balmer
DESCRIPTION:!https://a248.e.akamai.net/secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/even
 t/1/0/f/b/600_454804347.jpeg!\n\nProfessor Ron Weiss (MIT) introduces the 
 design and implementation of synthetic gene circuits in mammalian systems\
 , exploring the potential of this approach in regenerative medicine and st
 em cell engineering. The talk and dialogue will be followed by a wine rece
 ption and delicious finger buffet.\n\nProfessor Ron Weiss (MIT) is a pione
 er of synthetic biology and is currently Professor of Biological Engineeri
 ng at MIT in the Department of Biological Engineering and the Department o
 f Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. \n\nThe Weiss lab uses comp
 uter engineering principles of abstraction\, composition\, and interface s
 pecifications to program cells with sensors and actuators precisely contro
 lled by analog and digital logic circuitry encoded in synthetic gene netwo
 rks. These circuits can be used to control the behaviour of individual and
  aggregated cells and from early work in bacteria\, the lab has more recen
 tly explored transcriptional regulation in mammalian cells. Professor Weis
 s’s research has traced a journey from genetic parts to modules and is n
 ow devising therapeutic systems that more reliably direct stem cells to cr
 eate new tissues. This work aims to move towards replacing the cells lost 
 to disease or injury\, pushing the frontiers of the nascent field of synth
 etic morphogenesis. In this talk\, we will explore the potential of synthe
 tic biology as an approach in regenerative medicine and stem cell engineer
 ing.\n\nThe talk and dialogue will be followed by a wine reception and del
 icious finger buffet. \n\n*Registration: £10/£5*\n\nThis event is organi
 sed by the Synthetic Biology Strategic Research Initiative as part of our 
 Michaelmas Term 2016 SynBio Forum. For more events please visit: \n\nhttp:
 //www.synbio.cam.ac.uk/events/forum\n\n*"Please use this link to book atte
 ndance":http://tiny.cc/bkukfy *\n
LOCATION:Old Divinity School St John's College\, St Johns St\, Cambridge C
 B2 1TP\, Cambridge 
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