NASA’s Artemis II includes biomonitoring & organ-on-a-chip experiments to advance human health in space. Bio-driven solutions like those in EBRC’s Engineering Biology for Space Health roadmap are key to future missions 🚀
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How can better crops be engineered? Join @cvoiniciuc.bsky.social with Kristen Van Gelder (Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada) & Vance Whitaker (@ufresearch.bsky.social) on April 9 @ 2 PM ET for a Reddit AMA to talk about new growing strategies for fruits & vegetables. www.reddit.com/r/askscience/
🎉EBRC In Translation podcast series hits 10,000 downloads! In the newest episode, Will Grubbe & Talia Jacobson chat with MIT’s Jim Collins on new antibiotics, diagnostics, and AI-driven discoveries in SynBio. 🎧 Catch the episode & full series: ebrcintranslation.buzzsprout.com
Link to press release: www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-r...
Link to our previous work in this space: ebrc.org/publications...
EBRC applauds the introduction of this bill and its recognition of critical biosecurity gaps in Federal biotechnology oversight. The elements reflected here align with many of the recommendations that EBRC has highlighted in our work (linked below).
Senators Cotton (AR) and Klobuchar (MN) have introduced the Biosecurity Modernization and Innovation Act. EBRC applauds the introduction of this bill and its recognition of critical biosecurity gaps in Federal biotechnology oversight. Find the press release below.
Check out this short video from @berkeleylab.lbl.gov featuring ABPDU Director Deepti Tanjore to learn more about the innovative work being done to build the future of biomanufacturing. 🎧 vimeo.com/1121969286/8...
🚀New In Translation! Talia Jacobson & Andrew Hunt chat with Northwestern’s Danielle Tullman-Ercek, a pioneer in protein engineering. From academic research to entrepreneurship, she shares her journey + tips to commercialize science
🎧 Listen now: ebrcintranslation.buzzsprout.com
🚨Just announced! The NSF-NIST Bioeconomy Standards Scholar-in-Residence Initiative offers researchers the opportunity to spend time at a NIST lab developing expertise in standards development for AI-ready data, workflows, machine readable code, calibration objects, and more. tinyurl.com/44cuz94u
Explore plant synthetic biology with Stanford’s Jenn Brophy
@jennbrophy.bsky.social on EBRC In Translation. We discuss engineering genetic circuits in plants & microbes, lab sustainability, fostering the next gen of synthetic biologists, and championing diversity in science!
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Hosted by EBRC members Michael Koepke and Neha Kamat, the Cell Free Systems Conference, August 20-21, 2025 at Northwestern University, will provide a broad overview of the research and industrial applications in the field. Learn more and register here: www.aiche.org/sbe/conferen...
🚨Just released! The Biosecurity & Bioethics Education Resource, developed by EBRC SPA members Meagan Olsen and Jeffrey Lee, provides lesson/workshop layouts and hypothetical case studies to guide security and ethics discussions among researchers and trainees. Check it out: ebrc.org/curriculum-m...
Don't miss this opportunity from @nasonline.org! The Biotechnology Regulatory Fellowship Program provides hands-on professional development and skill-building to address future regulatory challenges posed by novel biotechnology products. Learn more and apply: biotechfellows.nationalacademies.org
The NSCEB released its final report last week, laying out a bold action plan to shape the future of biotechnology in the US! We look forward to continuing our work with NSCEB and other partners to advance engineering biology and strengthen the bioeconomy! www.biotech.senate.gov/final-report/
Congratulations to EBRC members Nigel Mouncey and Julius Lucks who were recently elected as 2024 AAAS Fellows! www.aaas.org/programs/fel...
Check out this opportunity from @nspn.bsky.social to learn how to better advocate for your research and engineering biology with your local and national elected officials: www.scipolnetwork.org/advocacytrai...
Stand Up for Science! March 7th, advocate for science as a public good and central pillar of social progress. Check out events local to you: standupforscience2025.org/local-event-...
New episode alert! @andrewhunt.bsky.social and Heidi Klumpe chat with Niko McCarty (@nikomccarty.bsky.social), scientist turned writer & founding editor at @asimovpress.bsky.social. Discover his journey from lab bench to byline and get tips for deep-dive science journalism: tinyurl.com/y4z6fpwr
EBRC was happy to provide input for this report. We look forward to ensuring the US remains a global leader in engineering biology!
The NSF iBioFoundry, established in 2024 at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is soliciting research proposals for its 2025 user program.
Visit the iBioFoundry website for complete details: ibiofoundry.illinois.edu/policies-for...
Just released! Our latest report, “Strengthening a Safe and Secure Nucleic Acid Synthesis Ecosystem,” puts forth best practices and recommendations for advancing security across the synthesis community. Thank you to all workshop participants and our partners at NIST. tinyurl.com/ebrc25
Huge congrats to @drksolomon.bsky.social, a valued member of EBRC’s Council and our Board of Directors, on receiving this prestigious PECASE award!
With JSPG, EBRC is co-hosting a panel of experts this Thursday, Jan 9 @ 3-4 PM ET, to discuss how engineering biology can push policy boundaries. This event is free for anyone to attend!
Register: bit.ly/EngBioPushingPolicyBoundaries
🚨 New In Translation episode! @theicechol and @wgrubbe_ sit down with @JefBoeke, a trailblazer in synthetic genomics. From retrotransposons to Sc2.0, Jef takes us through his scientific journey and the effort to build the first synthetic yeast genome.
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EBRC has an awesome Student & Postdoc Association! Learn more about what they do and the programs and events they offer here: ebrc.org/student-post.... Also, check out their latest podcast episode - details in 🧵
Check out some of our most recent work at ebrc.org/publications/! 📃 Latest additions include “Security Considerations at the Intersection of Engineering Biology and Artificial Intelligence” 🔐 and “Engineering Biology for Space Health: An Innovative Research Roadmap.” 🚀
EBRC is member-driven. We aim to turn the challenges and bottlenecks, as well as the inspirations and motivations, of our members into actionable policy recommendations, technical research roadmaps, and more. Find our members here: ebrc.org/members and check out our Starter Pack 👨🔬👩🔬