In response to popular demands, we're extending the early registration deadline for #SynBYSS #Spain to Mar 31.
jcvi.org/events/synbyss
Important NOTES:
1. Please book a hotel & flight ASAP! Due to the #Iran #war, the flight (jetfuel) price is increasing quickly!
@marcguellc.bsky.social
Congrats, Sung Soo Moon Award winners! This award was created in 2024 when my dad passed away, for me to remember him during this biennial #SynBYSS conference. I decided to donate 2500 USD. This year awardees are:
George Chao, Abhishek Gupta, Sonia Mecacci & Anmoldeep Randhawa
More to come!
#SynBYSS seminar with Prof. Jeffrey Barrick at Michigan State University & Prof. David Glass at Stony Brook University
@michiganstateu.bsky.social
@stonybrooku.bsky.social
The talk video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9S-...
#SynBYSS 10am US CT
193rd, Mar 19: Prof Jeffrey Barrick @michiganstateu.bsky.social & Prof David Glass @stonybrooku.bsky.social
194th, Apr 2: Prof PATRICK CIRINO @uhouston.bsky.social & Prof. Linna An @linnaan.bsky.social
See you @acs.org
Zoom link and schedule:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#SynBYSS webinar with Prof. SangWoo Seo at Seoul National University & Prof. Sam Oliveira at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
@ncatsuaggies.bsky.social @ncatnews.bsky.social
@seoulnatluniv.bsky.social
The video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fa0...
#SynBYSS meeting on Jun 8–11, 2026 in Barcelona when Pope Leo will visit to celebrate Architect Gaudi's 100-year anniversary.
Register by paying fee by Mar 15 to secure your spot (up to 250). Travel awardees will be notified thanks to sponsorship!
@jcvi.org
congresonline.manners.es/SYNBYSS/inic...
#SynBYSS webinar, 10 am USA CT
192nd, Mar 13, Fri: Prof SangWoo Seo at Seoul National U & Prof Sam Oliveira at North Carolina A&T U
@ncatnews.bsky.social
193rd, Mar 19: Prof Jeffrey Barrick at Michigan State U & Prof David Glass at Stony Brook U
Zoom link & schedule
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#SynBYSS welcomes Prof Zengyi Shao at Iowa State U & Prof Jihyun F. Kim at Yonsei U as the 287-8th pioneers, thanks!
For the conference, poster abstract submission is still open.
Early bird registration due: Mar 15
Hotel prices are increasing quickly, so book ASAP!
www.jcvi.org/events/synbyss
So glad to announce two awardees for #SynBYSS Spain conference: George Chao & Sonia Mecacci. Many more to announce.
@jcvi.org
I'll donate my personal money again ($2500) to support future leaders & remember my late dad who passed away in 2024, so you can do support us financially or in other ways.
#SynBYSS seminar with Prof. Virginia Cornish at Columbia University & Abhishek Gupta at UC San Diego & J. Craig Venter Institute
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social
@ucsandiego.bsky.social
@jcvi.org
The talk video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S91b...
#SynBYSS 10am USA CT
191st, Feb 26: Prof Virginia Cornish @columbiauniversity.bsky.social & Abhishek Gupta @jcvi.org & UCSD
192nd, Mar 13, "Fri": Prof SangWoo Seo at Seoul National U & Prof. Sam Oliveira @ncatsuaggies.bsky.social
Zoom link & schedule:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#SynBYSS welcomes Jamey Young, Laura Jarboe, John Morgan & Luis Serrano as 283-286th pioneer speakers!
1 Nobel Laureate, 30 National Academy members, 48 funders, 15 editors @natureportfolio.nature.com & @cellpress.bsky.social, 23 chief editors & 262 rising stars joined!
Send CV to me if interested.
Luis Serrano will give a welcoming remark at #SynBYSS. Collins’ & Elowitz’s @nature.com papers, Jan 2000 started #synbio field, with Becskei & Serrano’s Nature, Jun 2000.
You can meet editors @natcomms.nature.com & @cp-trendsbiotech.bsky.social
Feb. 23: abstract deadline
www.jcvi.org/events/synbyss
#SynBYSS webinar with Prof. Jean-Michel Ané at University of Wisconsin-Madison & Prof. Rosa Santomartino at Cornell University
@uwmadison.bsky.social
@cornellupress.bsky.social
The talk video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnuB...
Congrats, 2026 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation fellows, including Prof. Seunghyun Sim, a #SynBYSS rising star!
@ucirvine.bsky.social
sloan.org/fellowships/...
#SynBYSS 10 am US CT
190th, Feb 19: Prof Jean-Michel Ané at U. Wisconsin-Madison & Prof Rosa Santomartino at Cornell U.
191st, Feb 26: Prof Virginia Cornish at Columbia U. & Abhishek Gupta at J. Craig Venter Institute & UCSD
@jcvi.org
Zoom link & 2026 schedule:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#SynBYSS Barcelona abstract deadline: Feb. 23.
Please book a hotel ASAP given Famous Architect Gaudi 100-year festival!
24 talk slots to fill. Please submit your best abstracts.
Details:
www.jcvi.org/events/synbyss
Photos: conference venue & Sagrada Família
@jcvi.org @marcguellc.bsky.social
#SynBYSS welcome Profs. Jae-Yean Kim at Gyeongsang National U., Pimchai Chaiyen, President of Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology (VISTEC), Marnix Medema at Wageningen U. & Yajun Yan, an NAI fellow at U. Georgia as the 279th-282nd pioneer speakers! Thanks!
@marnixmedema.bsky.social
#SynBYSS seminar with Prof. David Bikard at Institut Pasteur & Prof. Yaojun Tong at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
@pasteur.fr @institutpasteur.bsky.social
The video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd8f...
#SynBYSS seminar with Prof. Jens Nielsen, CEO at BioInnovation Institute & a National Academy member of all 3 categories, that is, Science, Engineering, and Medicine, and Dr. Simon d'Oelsnitz at Harvard Medical School.
@jcvi.org @ebrc.org
The video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nle...
#SynBYSS webinar, 10am USA CT
189th, Feb 12: Prof David Bikard at Institut Pasteur & Prof Yaojun Tong at Shanghai Jiao Tong U
@pasteur.fr
190th, Feb 19: Prof Jean-Michel Ane at U Wisconsin - Madison & Prof Rosa Santomartino at Cornell U
Zoom link & schedule:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
188th #SynBYSS seminar rescheduled to Feb. 11 (Wed), 9:15 am US central, with Prof. Jens Nielsen, CEO at BioInnovation Institute & a member of National Academy of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine, and Dr. Simon d'Oelsnitz at Harvard Med School
Zoom link & schedule:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#SynBYSS webinar, 10am USA CT
188th, Feb 5: Prof Jens Nielsen at BioInnovation Institute & Dr Simon d'Oelsnitz at Harvard Med School
189th, Feb 12: Prof David Bikard at Institut Pasteur & Prof Yaojun Tong at Shanghai Jiao Tong U
@pasteur.fr
Zoom link & schedule:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#SynBYSS conference is scheduled on Jun 8-11, 2026 in Barcelona. Given the 100-year celebration of Architect Gaudi in Barcelona, we suggest early booking of hotels.
Details can be found: www.jcvi.org/events/synbyss (speakers, abstract submission & registration)
@jcvi.org @marcguellc.bsky.social
#SynBYSS webinar with Prof. Dina Petranovic, PhD, EMBA at DTU - Technical University of Denmark & Dr. Michael Grome at Yale University
The talk video is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VluK...
#SynBYSS webinar, 10am Chicago time
187th, Jan 29: Prof Dina Petranovic at DTU, Denmark & Dr Michael Grome at Yale U
188th, Feb 5: Prof Jens Nielsen at BioInnovation Institute & Dr Simon d'Oelsnitz at Harvard Med School
Zoom link and 2026 season schedule are below:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Registration & abstract website is open!
2nd #SynBYSS conference on June 8-11, 2026 in Barcelona, Spain.
Architect Gaudi passed away on June 10, 1926. Book a hotel room ASAP, given the centennial festival.
24 more speakers will be selected from abstracts.
@jcvi.org
eventum.upf.edu/140550/detai...
#SynBYSS seminar with Prof. Hyun Uk Kim at KAIST & Dr. Jaeseung Hahn at Columbia University
@jaeseunghahn.bsky.social
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social
The talk video link is below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpnA...
#SynBYSS webinar, 10 am Chicago time
186th, Jan 22: Prof Hyun Uk Kim at KAIST & Dr Jaeseung Hahn at Columbia U.
@jaeseunghahn.bsky.social
187th, Jan 29: Prof Dina Petranovic at DTU, Denmark & Dr Michael Grome at Yale U.
Zoom link and 2026 season schedule are below:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#SynBYSS welcomes Prof Paul Wilmes at Univ. Luxembourg & Prof Peter Turnbaugh at UCSF as the 277 & 278th pioneer speakers, thanks!
@paulwilmes.bsky.social
Stay tuned: the 2nd SynBYSS conference in Barcelona will start to accept abstracts later this week!
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www.jcvi.org/events/synbyss
