Academic Profiles — SynBio Canada

Dr. Marc Aucoin

We aim to characterize viral promoters to control the production of proteins in insect cells with the goal of creating a manufacturing assembly line for complex biologics.

Dr. Grant Brown

Development of yeast chassis for synthetic biology applications.

OntarioBenjamin ScottAugust 9, 2022#yeast, #geneediting, #metabolicengineering, #academic

Dr. Adam Damry

We're a newly established lab looking at how proteins behave at solid interfaces. Most of our understanding of protein science comes from fluid environments. However, solids are another incredibly relevant medium to modern biotech applications, and we don't yet have a strong understanding of how proteins interact with them.

Dr. Alex N. Nguyen Ba

We take advantage of latest synthetic biology approaches to increase the scale or resolution at which we can interrogate the systems biology of the cell.

OntarioBenjamin ScottAugust 7, 2021#mammalian, #yeast, #bacteria, #proteinengineering, #geneediting, #academic

Dr. Christopher Brett

Using humanized S. cerevisiae (baker's yeast) as a platform to develop new medicines.

QuebecBenjamin ScottMay 7, 2021#yeast, #geneediting, #therapeutics, #entrepreneur, #academic

Dr. Isabel Desgagné-Penix

Synthetic biology using metabolic engineering for the reconstruction of plant metabolic pathway in microalgae for the validation of pathway genes and the production of valuable molecules.

QuebecBenjamin ScottApril 20, 2021#plant, #metabolicengineering

Dr. Codruta Ignea

Our group is interested in sustainable production of chemicals by reprogramming simple organisms, such as yeast, into "smart chassis" to yield customizable products.

QuebecBenjamin ScottDecember 25, 2019#yeast, #proteinengineering, #metabolicengineering, #academic

Dr. Zoe Bernatsky

Interested in bioethical concerns.

AlbertaBenjamin ScottAugust 31, 2018#policy

Dr. Miroslava Cuperlovic-Culf

Metabolomics and computational analysis of cells in cultures, bioreactors and biological systems.

OntarioBenjamin ScottAugust 14, 2018#mammalian, #plant, #modeling, #metabolicengineering, #therapeutics

Dr. Daniel Charlebois

My research program combines physics and synthetic biology to make fundamental advances in our understanding of living systems and to apply this knowledge to the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance.

AlbertaBenjamin ScottAugust 14, 2018#yeast, #modeling, #genecircuits, #academic

Dr. Laura Keffer-Wilkes

I am the primary investigator for the Lethbridge high school iGEM team and the manager of SynBridge, the U of L's synthetic biology maker space.

AlbertaBenjamin ScottAugust 13, 2018#yeast, #bacteria, #cellfree, #proteinengineering, #entrepreneur, #academic

Dr. Trevor Charles

Professor Charles is a microbiologist with expertise in bacterial molecular genetics. His research group studies the mechanisms of gene regulatory circuits that control the interactions of Rhizobiales bacteria such as Sinorhizobium meliloti with their eukaryal hosts.

OntarioBenjamin ScottJuly 19, 2018#bacteria, #entrepreneur, #academic

Dr. Thu Thuy Dang

Dang Group integrates biochemistry, chemistry, bioinformatics, and molecular genetics to elucidate and engineer the biosynthesis of valuable small molecules from medicinal plants.

British ColumbiaBenjamin ScottJuly 3, 2018#plant, #yeast, #metabolicengineering, #academic

Dr. Steven Hallam

Dr. Hallam directs the ECOSCOPE innovation ecosystem consisting of an NSERC CREATE training program, a research network, a core facility for high-throughput screening and a curriculum development initiative in data science based on four research and training pillars.

Dr. Brian Ingalls

Our group uses mathematical and computational tools to construct and analyse kinetic models of biomolecular systems. Our current projects are primarily focused on model-based design of synthetic bacterial gene regulatory systems.

OntarioBenjamin ScottJune 1, 2018#bacteria, #genecircuits, #academic, #modeling

Dr. Aashiq Kachroo

We are a systems genetics and synthetic biology group interested in repurposing model organisms by humanizing yeast. Our laboratory aims to engineer human biological processes in simplified cells to study disease and evolution.

QuebecBenjamin ScottMay 28, 2018#yeast, #geneediting

Dr. Mads Kaern

I believe that Synthetic Biology will continue to play a significant role in medical innovation, including engineered virus and engineered immune cells that can cure cancer.

Dr. Elena Kuzmin

We investigate how phenotypes and disease states emerge from the interplay of genetic determinants in yeast and human cells.

QuebecBenjamin ScottMay 23, 2018#mammalian, #yeast, #geneediting, #therapeutics, #academic

Dr. Sateesh Kagale

We are utilizing Synthetic Biology tools for improving the productivity of agricultural crops. Specifically, we apply precise gene editing tools to improve tolerance to pests, diseases and abiotic stress of economically important agricultural crops, such as wheat, canola and pulse.

OntarioBenjamin ScottMay 16, 2018#yeast, #bacteria, #geneediting, #greentech, #academic

Dr. Bogumil Karas

Research in the Karas lab is focused on developing innovative genetic tools to enable the engineering of microbes to produce medicines, DNA storage technologies, food and next-generation fuels.