Citizenship U.S. Fields Synthetic Biology | Nationality U.S. Field Synthetic biology | |
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Alma mater University of Michigan, California Institute of Technology, University of California - Berkeley Education University of California, Berkeley, California Institute of Technology, University of Michigan Academic advisors Frances Arnold, Stephen L. Mayo, Adam P Arkin | ||
Synthetic biology programming living bacteria christopher voigt
Christopher Voigt is an American synthetic biologist, molecular biophysicist, and engineer. He is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Engineering] at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research interests focus on the reprogramming of bacterial organisms to perform coordinated, complex tasks for pharmaceutical and industrial applications. He is a member of the National Science Foundation-funded Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center, called SynBERC, and works in the developing field of synthetic biology. His recent works include:
Current research projects use these new environmental sensors and logical switches to control the assembly and function of newly redesigned systems, such as a secretion needle that exports spider silk proteins or a photosynthetic apparatus responsible for converting light into chemical energy.
In 2006, he was named to the MIT Technology Review TR35 as one of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of ACS Synthetic Biology.