Assistant Professor in Bioinspired and Life-like Soft Matter Systems. @BBSRC Fellow / Lecturer @ImperialLifeSci @imperialcollege 📍London 🇬🇧
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I am recruiting a Research Associate for an exciting @ARIA_research -funded project on motile vesicle engineering.
Please read the full job description before applying 👇
Please repost/share with your network!
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L'astronauta @esa @AstroSamantha ha partecipato all'evento “Esplorazione spaziale: sfide e opportunità per l'Europa”, ospitato dall'Ambasciatore @ItalyinUK Fabio Cassese, dove si è parlato del futuro dell'Europa nello spazio, innovazione e cooperazione strategica, nonché del contributo dell'Italia all'eccellenza scientifica.
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🚀 Amb. Fabio Cassese hosted "Space Exploration: Challenges and Opportunities for Europe", featuring @ESA astronaut @AstroSamantha Cristoforetti. A discussion on Europe's future in space, innovation and strategic cooperation, and Italy's contribution to scientific excellence
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Yesterday we celebrated AISUK's 10th anniversary with a special evening at @ItalyinUK. We had the honour to host Italian astrophysics @AstroSamantha from @ESA_Italia👩🚀 🚀 🪐 ⭐ Special thanks to the organisers, our Director LuciaLombardi and @NicoBisco. @ContiniClau @CarlaMolten
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What a fantastic evening celebrating the 10th anniversary of @aisuk_info at the Italian Embassy in London!
It was a real pleasure to meet Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti @AstroSamantha and listening to her experiences on the European space exploration and science innovation.@esa
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Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that can feed, grow and replicate like a natural cell. This breakthrough in synthetic biology could usher in an era of made-to-order organisms that function like living machines. cnn.it/4v7rwxe
Community note
Exageration of the scientific achievement:
"scientists are far from building anything remotely close to a modern living cell"
quantamagazine.org/for-the-first-…
Pre-print description:
"a cell-like system constructed entirely from known chemical components that can perform a complete cell cycle."
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#SynCell2026 …what an incredible experience!
It was a real pleasure to receive many positive feedback and, above all, to collaborate with Stefania Usai and @SynCellEU , the scientific committee and everyone involved in making this event possible.
#teameffort #SynCells
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🚨 Please share this fully-funded #PhD #opportunity within your network!👇 👇
Only two weeks are left to apply!
@imperialcollege
🚨 a fully funded #PhD #opportunity is now open in our group at @imperialcollege
In collaboration with John Tregoning , we will #engineer #synthetic #vesicle platforms for programmable #immune #training and #vaccine #delivery.
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🚨 a fully funded #PhD #opportunity is now open in our group at @imperialcollege
In collaboration with John Tregoning , we will #engineer #synthetic #vesicle platforms for programmable #immune #training and #vaccine #delivery.
imperial.ac.uk/medicine/stud…
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Apply now - new Masters of Research (MRes) in Synthetic Cell Science launched @imperialcollege . Explore how to build and exploit synthetic cells and biomimetic nano-and micro-robots. #synbio #engbio #mres @ImperialSci @buildacell @SynCellEU @fabriCELL_UK imperial.ac.uk/study/courses…
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Great new Masters of Research course @imperialcollege looking at the development and applications of synthetic cells. Apply now!
Apply now - new Masters of Research (MRes) in Synthetic Cell Science launched @imperialcollege . Explore how to build and exploit synthetic cells and biomimetic nano-and micro-robots. #synbio #engbio #mres @ImperialSci @buildacell @SynCellEU @fabriCELL_UK imperial.ac.uk/study/courses…
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#Synthetic #Cells, what are they and how can we use of them?
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At our recent #EngBioForum, keynote speakers @WaltherLab and @ContiniClau shared some of the latest developments in synthetic cell research.
So what are synthetic cells? And how can we make use of them? Read the article: engbio.cam.ac.uk/news/synthe…
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Looking forward to parted at the #MRSFall25 Meeting in #Boston this week. Lots of great symposium sessions ahead! If you are around, feel free to reach out!
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There is still time to register for the EngBio Forum on Monday.
It's free to attend with a great speaker line up - Prof Andreas Walther @WaltherLab and Dr Claudia Contini @ContiniClau exploring #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems #EngineeringBiology
🎟️🫱 buytickets.at/engineeringbio…
We're extremely excited to welcome Prof Andreas Walther @WaltherLab and Dr Claudia Contini @ContiniClau for our next Forum
We'll be exploring #SyntheticCells, #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology from the bottom-up
Don't miss it - register now! 👉 bit.ly/engbio-forum-nov25
ALT Headshots of speakers Andreas Walther and Claudia Contini next to text that reads "Engineering Biology Forum. Synthetic Cells. Mon 10 Nov. 5pm to 8pm. St Catharine's College, Cambridge".
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Are you interested in how #living and #synthetic systems navigate chemical gradients, from #bacteria to #active #colloids? Click here: doi.org/10.1002/anie.2025047…
#EngineeringBiology #SyntheticBiology #ActiveMatter #SoftMatter
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Don’t miss out on the 10th anniversary of Synthetic Biology UK! Themes include Cell Free, Modelling & Control, and Health & Therapeutics. Secure your spot: ow.ly/Qg0750XeB7U
ALT Scientific Meeting Synthetic Biology UK London, UK 12-13 November 2025
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Join us at our EngBio Forum on 10 Nov with Claudia Contini @ContiniClau Her lab studies how cells work by rebuilding their processes from the ground up and explores biohybrid systems that could shape the future of synthetic cells 🧫
Don’t miss it! 🎟️🫱tickettailor.com/events/engi…
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We're extremely excited to welcome Prof Andreas Walther @WaltherLab and Dr Claudia Contini @ContiniClau for our next Forum
We'll be exploring #SyntheticCells, #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology from the bottom-up
Don't miss it - register now! 👉 bit.ly/engbio-forum-nov25
ALT Headshots of speakers Andreas Walther and Claudia Contini next to text that reads "Engineering Biology Forum. Synthetic Cells. Mon 10 Nov. 5pm to 8pm. St Catharine's College, Cambridge".
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Excited to share this new extensive review in #Chemical #Society #Review on #nanoparticle - #membrane interaction.
Thanks Rashad Kariuki, Aaron Elbourne, Saffron Bryant and Andrew J. Christofferson for leading this work! 💫
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🚨 I am looking for a motivated #Postdoctoral #Researcher to join my group at Imperial @ImperialLifeSci @imperialcollege. The project will focus on #Antimicrobial #Materials and #Biomimetic #Interfaces.
Please apply or repost!
@ImperialSci #PDRA
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Link also available on #jobs ac.uk
@SynCellEU @buildacell @imperialsynbio
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