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 Evanston, IL
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Joined July 2016
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CSB labs collaborate with Scarlet Therapeutics to develop adaptive smart red blood cells. syntheticbiology.northwester…

CSB labs collaborate with Scarlet Therapeutics to develop adaptive smart red blood cells - Center...

Red blood cells perform many crucial functions, most notably carrying oxygen from the lungs to tissues throughout the body in a loop that repeats thousands of times each day. But … Continued

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The CSB is excited to announce two new DREAM positions: Project Manager Lead and Project Coordinator. Interested in accelerating the engineering of proteins for a range of important biotechnology applications? Apply here: bit.ly/4hmlwwH

Open Positions - Center for Synthetic Biology

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Dr. Julius Lucks and the Center for Synthetic Biology at Northwestern University are building an autonomous lab called the DREAM Cloud Lab. Ginkgo is honored to help. Dr. Lucks spoke with us about what this lab will make possible for his students, for scientists, and for the world.
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Congratulations to CSB Faculty Member @LisaRVolpatti for receiving an NSF CAREER Award! To learn more about the award: nsf.gov/awardsearch/show-awa…
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CSB's DREAM is hiring. Interested in joining the team? Explore open positions here: syntheticbiology.northwester…
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The CSB has received a $20M NSF Programmable Cloud Laboratories award to launch DREAM, an AI-powered cloud lab for protein engineering. By combining AI and automated experimentation, DREAM will accelerate discovery and researcher access nationwide. bit.ly/4fx42vs

AI-directed protein-engineering cloud lab receives $20 million from NSF

Northwestern facility will be nation’s first open automated lab for designing, building and testing proteins

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CSB is hiring! We are looking for a Temporary Program Assistant 3 to work part-time in Evanston, IL. If you have 4 years of admin experience coordinating events, managing calendars and want to join CSB's team - apply today! careers.northwestern.edu/psp…
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Northwestern Engineering's Magazine Covers CSB's 10 Year Celebration mccormick.northwestern.edu/m…
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Nothing brings people together better than an "Olympics" competition! Nice job CSB team. #CSBretreat2026
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#CSBretreat2026
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It's hard not to be inspired by our wonderful trainees and their research. Thanks to all of those who shared their work during today's #CSBretreat2026.
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Thanks to Xav Bower for highlighting the CSB Trainee Association (CTA) Board and the vibrant community participating in weekly "jam session" workshops on agentic coding. In less than two months, these workshops have already attracted trainees from 10 different labs!
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"People are very confident that disease induces changes in the microbiome, but the field has moved to what I would argue is a much more important question: Does the microbiome truly affect disease?" @mark_mimee, assistant professor at @UChicagoPME #CSBretreat2026
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We're continuing our 10-year anniversary celebration with a CSB retreat today, but goodness we're still feeling the excitement from yesterday's festivities. Thanks to everyone who attended and participated!
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What a phenomenal way to end today's 10-year anniversary celebration! Thank you to @NorthwesternEng dean Christopher Schuh, keynote speaker Christopher Voigt, and our new Executive Advisory Board panelists for a fascinating discussion on the future of synthetic biology.
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Special congratulations to CSB Distinguished Trainee Award recipients Rachel Mizenko and Dylan Brown, who talked through their research today and helped us look to the future of synthetic biology. Great job to both of you!
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We're so proud of our CSB Distinguished Trainee Award recipients! Congrats to you all, and thank you for being a part of our 10-year anniversary celebration!!
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"Dynamic groups of talented, collaborative individuals possess an incredible ability to drive innovation." Thanks to co-founding director @MichaelCJewett for emphasizing the importance of community as he looked back at the launch and history of the CSB here at @NorthwesternU.
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10 years of evolution here at the CSB at @NorthwesternU, by the numbers: - $50+ million in funding - 49,000+ collective citations (more than 40,000 in the past five years) - 80+ patents and patent applications - 200+ community events - 700+ trainees
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"We have to empower our researchers to take risks and innovate. That mission guided the creation of the center and its researchers continue to push the boundaries of discovery every single day." Thanks to @DickDurbin for sharing a message at our 10-year anniversary celebration.
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