Description

Synthetic biology is an emerging discipline focused on engineering biological parts and pathways that enable living systems to perform new and useful functions. At the University of Washington (UW), synthetic biology research involves engineered gene regulatory mechanisms and networks, engineered signaling pathways, metabolic engineering, and engineered biological molecules such as proteins and nucleic acids. Applications include cell and tissue engineering, gene therapy, biologically derived drugs and materials, alternative fuels, biosensors, and much more. Established March 2013, the mission of the UW Center for Synthetic Biology is to provide a collaborative and interdisciplinary environment for research, education, innovation, safety and responsibility in synthetic biology at the UW and in the Seattle area.

Partners

UW Seattle, College of Engineering, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine;

Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, Institute for Protein Design, Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute