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#synbio, engineering biology, computational biology group leader @UCL. You might know me as Sandy. #newPI he/him

London, England
Joined January 2013
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Our spatial bio-computation paper is out! This is probably my last major contribution to @cssb_lab and a huge collaborative effort from lots of excellent people Short thread explainer:
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I still have an opening for a fully-funded PhD position on open-ended biodesign! Help us unlock new spaces of possibilities in synthetic biology! ugent.be/en/work/scientific/…
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Open #PhD position alert! Join @chofski and me, thinking about how we can use (in silico) evolution in synthetic biology and biodesign! docs.google.com/document/d/1…
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I got reviewer comments back for a big grant today. Is "in E. Coli" going to be the new "in mice" for synthetic biology work? It's a fair comment for my synthetic community work, but the proposal is already so extensive that to then say we'll include more species feels crazy
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Our next event is this Thursday 6pm at Imperial! Remember to sign up, and we'll see you there🤩
Join us Jan. 23, 17:45 for the first 2025 LSN event! 🧬 Designing de novo tRNAs for Genetic Code Expansion Amir Guppy 🧪 Harnessing synbio tools for solving crucial biotech questions Dr. Anastasiya Kishkevich events.humanitix.com/copy-of…
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NERC funded PhD project with @tomfayle and myself to study the impacts of anthropogenic change on ecosystems using synthetic microbial communities and agent based modelling trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/exp… Short deadline (20th Jan) Please share 🙏
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We're hiring our Hub Manager to join the core leadership team of the new GlycoCell UKRI Engineering Biology Mission Hub! Apply by 2nd Feb jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/MED440… #engbio #synbio Please share!
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Join us Jan. 23, 17:45 for the first 2025 LSN event! 🧬 Designing de novo tRNAs for Genetic Code Expansion Amir Guppy 🧪 Harnessing synbio tools for solving crucial biotech questions Dr. Anastasiya Kishkevich events.humanitix.com/copy-of…
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We’re looking for judges for this year’s Gogec. Time commitment is minimal and if you’re a graduate student or above in synbio, you have the experience we’re looking for! Sign up in our pinned post and join us for a fun few days in Feb! 😎
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💥🔊New PhD opportunity in the lab 🔊 💥 Project description (plenty of scope to explore + adjust to student's interest): ucl-epsrc-dtp.github.io/2025…. Info on programme + application process: ucl.ac.uk/epsrc-doctoral-tra…. Email if interested and have questions and spread the word!
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Great school one collective behavior in memory of Alma Dal Co next Sept in Venice. Terrific lineup of speakers almadalcoschool.github.io Application deadline Feb 2025, travel grants available!
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We are recruiting judges for our upcoming competition from Feb. 21st to 23rd. Sign up below and share with any synthetic biologists you know! We appreciate all our volunteers greatly for helping to make synbio accessible!
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📢 New PhD Opportunity for 2025 Intake! Join the EPSRC & BBSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Engineering Solutions for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) @ucl. Help us revolutionize Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST). 🦠🔬
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Join us Dec. 12, 17:45 for the final LSN event of 2024! 🧬 ⏭️ Directed evolution of molecular chaperones towards aggregation-prone proteins @ComeStellio 🏥 Engaging cancer patients on their attitudes towards microbiome engineering Kim Owen shorturl.at/fLUO3
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Interested in doing a PhD at the interface of Metagenomics/ Biocatalysis/ Sustainability and 3d printing? Check out the role below and apply! A PhD in the Jeffries lab with applications in pharmaceutical production, waste stream valorisation and more! ucl-epsrc-dtp.github.io/2025…
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Looking for #phd opportunities in #synbio #engbio #biotech for October 2025? We have projects from purely computational to completely experimental and something inbetween! See 👇
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Thank you to all the teams who have registered thus far! We’re looking forward to another batch of fun projects 🥳 For those who didn’t manage to register in time, fear not, late registration is open until 21st Dec. at the link in our pinned post
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If your from Africa, I request we participate actively, fill, like, repost and share with others. Fill out this survey and also help share SynBio4ALL Africa is requesting your participation in this survey forms.office.com/Pages/Respo…. It will take 5 mins. @misstarny @AfricanShakirah
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