News and Events - Synthetic Biology research Back to 'Synthetic Biology' Latest news and forthcoming events and workshops from the Synthetic Biology research groups. Related Workshops & Events EventsRSS FeedAtom Feed There are no results that match your criteria. Past events 2014 4th-5th September - Third Annual Bio-inspired and Biomimetic Assembly Theme Meeting 2013 17th-18th December - Synthetic Biology in Action: from Genetic Engineering to Engineered Genetics Workshop28th November - The ascent of manmade oxidoreductases25th-27th November - Synthetic Biology meeting of the European Federation of Biotechnology20th September - Symposium on Nucleic Acids, Hydrogen Bonding and Supramolecular Chemistry28th August-1st September - International Symposium on Inorganic Biochemistry8th-9th July - Bottom-Up Synthetic Biology 2012 6th-8th February - Synthetic Biology meeting of the European Federation of Biotechnology News SB² Awarded over £1.2m by Defence Science & Technology Laboratory and the Centre for Defence Enterprise DescriptionThe University of Birmingham's centre for Synthetic Biology at Birmingham - SB² has recently been awarded several research contracts in the areas of novel detection methods, and novel materials using synthetic biology.Date:27/03/2015 Birmingham synthetic biology featured in The Conversation DescriptionA group led by Anna Peacock at the University of Birmingham is designing miniature artificial proteins that bridge the gap between conventional synthetic molecules and the leviathans of biology.Date:17/02/2015 Funding boost for next generation of synthetic biology research at Birmingham DescriptionThe University of Birmingham will form part of a consortium of universities investigating ways in which high-throughput DNA synthesis methodologies can be optimised, as part of a nationwide strategy to improve the capacity of DNA synthesis. The consortium will benefit from the award of a £2.2M grant from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), entitled 'Next Generation DNA Synthesis'.Date:30/01/2015 Stand-up comedy on Synthetic Biology delivered by Dr Winn DescriptionOn Monday 1 September Dr Peter Winn presented synthetic biology as part of a stand-up comedy set at the second Birmingham Bright Club. The Bright club format started at University College London in May 2009 and has now spread to a number of UK cities, combines a professional comedian with stand-up sets by academics and thus provides a vehicle for laughter and learning about interesting stuff.Date:15/09/2014 iSSBT Team Leader position available in Synthetic Biology DescriptionThe institute of Systems and Synthetic Biology, France is recruiting a team leader in the field of synthetic biology starting in 2014.Date:10/03/2014 New JACS paper on designed lanthanide coiled coils DescriptionScientists from the University of Birmingham led by Anna Peacock have just published a paper in JACS on the de novo design of coiled coils for imaging applications.Date:14/01/2014 PNAS opinion paper DescriptionCongratulations Jan Kreft on his PNAS opinion paper arguing that individual-based models are ideal for incorporating the intra-cellular dynamics of synthetic organisms in order to predict their behaviour and fitness under various conditions.Date:03/10/2013 New synthetic biology rule to modify antibiotics DescriptionScientists from the Universities of Bristol, Birmingham and Leuven (Belgium) have decoded a key step in antibiotic production by bacteria, underpinning the development of new antibiotics to tackle the global threat from multiply resistant superbugs like MRSA and E. coli.Date:03/10/2013 Displaying 1 to 8 of 43 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next