Projects

A baseline survey of public attitudes towards synbio

This survey was designed to better understand the public’s attitudes and beliefs about specific synthetic biology technologies.

Engineering on/off switches for chloroplast protein translation

Developing targeted on and off switches for chloroplast protein translation using a simple plant as a model system.

Engineering yeast to enable chemical synthesis from methanol

This project is engineering yeast strains that grow efficiently on methanol, enabling the use of organic waste or natural gas for the biological production of chemicals, fuels, pharmaceuticals, and foods.

GeCKO platform for mosquito-borne viruses

We are using advanced genome engineering technology to understand how mosquitoes are able to harbor viruses.

Logic gate control of plant gene expression

This project aims to produce new gene regulators that enact more sophisticated logic decisions in plant gene expression.

Phage therapy platform for control of bacterial biofilms

This project will utilise synthetic biology to engineer phages that target and control bacterial biofilms.

Plant synthetic biology toolbox: An OpenPlant platform

The aim of this project is to establish a world’s first plant synthetic biology platform, amenable to high throughput screening for a variety of future output traits.

Synthebiont: Travelling back in time to the origin of photosynthetic eukaryotes

A cutting edge synthetic biology approach to experimentally ‘travel back in time’ to recreate the origin of photosynthetic eukaryotes.