2025 Synthetic Biology: Engineering, Evolution, & Design (SEED) | AIChE

I am anticipating a diverse community of synthetic biology industry members and academic researchers coming together to share exciting new work. I am most excited to hear about the latest research advances and engage with members of this community during the technical and social events.

Jeffrey Tabor, Rice University

Featured Speakers

Session Topics

Biomanufacturing for Sustainability

Valorization of waste carbon via metabolic engineering and synthetic biology tools for advancing academic research and industrial sustainable production of chemicals, biodegradable materials, enzymes and other value-added products.
AI and Computation for Synthetic Biology

Leveraging computation and AI to engineer biological processes. The work can be basic or applied, including the development of new tools.
Environmental Synthetic Biology

Engineered host-microbe interactions, single cell analysis, and the manipulation of marine and soil microbial communities to tackle ecological challenges and enhance environmental resilience.
Molecular Engineering and Evolution

Using rational and evolutionary approaches to design molecular components that carry out specific biological functions for tailored applications.
Plant Synthetic Biology

Plant genetic engineering and tools, plant-microbe interactions, biofuel feedstock crops, sustainability, remediation of toxins/pollutants, plant/soil health monitoring & sensors, genetic biocontrol.
Automation for Synthetic Biology

Advances in hardware, software, and automation tools/devices to accelerate genetic design and streamline synthetic biology workflows. This session will include insights into cutting-edge technologies and their applications in research and industry.
Synthetic Biology for Cell and Gene Therapy

Engineering of viruses, bacteria, and cells for diagnostic or therapeutic use in humans and animals.
Building With Biology

Building and characterizing molecular, cellular, and multicellular patterns, structures, and materials utilizing self-assembly, synthetic development, bioprinting, and other experimental and theoretical approaches.

Sponsors

Conference Chairs

Organizing Committee

Emma Chory

Assistant Professor Duke University
Gozde Demirer

Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering Caltech
Keith Keitz

University of Texas
Ingmar Riedel-Kruse

University of Arizona
Katie Galloway

Assistant Professor MIT
Junghae Suh

Associate Professor, Rice University
Tara Karimi

Cemvita
Le Song

CTO & Chief AI Scientist at BioMap, Professor at MBZUAI
Tara Deans

Associate Professor Georgia Tech
Michael Clear

Schmidt Sciences
Harris Wang

Associate Professor of Systems Biology Columbia University
Nelson Barton

Chief Technology Officer Geno

Keynote Speakers

Invited Speakers