Tom Ellis
@ProfTomEllis
Synthetic Biology & Synthetic Genomics @ Imperial College London and the Sanger Institute. Bilingual in English and DNA. D-/L-
Ginkgo has launched an E.coli-based Cell Free Protein Synthesis reagent! reagents.ginkgo.bio/products/cell-…
Really pleased to see the @BritSciAssoc report on public engagement in engineering biology out- five vital messages to enable better research, policy and future scale-up. britishscienceassociation.org/Handlers/Downl…
Excited to share our labs latest paper. We use #synbio for biosensor discovery to aid our quest to build 'smart probiotics' to sense and treat disease. Well done @KlondikeClare et al! Thanks @wellcometrust for funding! embopress.org/doi/full/10.10… @ImperialInfect @TheCrick
The world's first #syntheticyeast genome is about to be completed, and that could change everything. 🧬💡 But what is a #syntheticgenome anyway? 🤔 📹 Find out by watching our explainer below! @arc_gov_au #syntheticbiology
Check out the Government's new Life Sciences Sector Plan, aiming to bolster growth within this important and innovative sector ⤵️
The UK’s life sciences industry is worth over £100 billion and is a powerhouse for our economy. Our new Life Sciences Sector Plan will implement a new strategy to drive growth, track progress, and deliver better healthcare for everyone.
PhD opportunity in our lab, starting October 2025! Project: Engineering Biology for the Remediation and Bio-upcycling of Drug Waste Come join a welcoming research group and an excellent department in a beautiful city! @Dr_StephenW @SBSatEd @EdEngBio findaphd.com/phds/project/e…
Just under a week left to get applications in for these positions. ⏰
We're hiring for 2 postdocs to work in our lab in London on the newly announced Wellcome Trust SynHG project. If you know people looking to work on big-scale ambitious science like this, please RT and share this with them. Apply by 7/20, interviews in Aug. imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-jo…
We are looking to recruit a tenure track group leader in the field of Chemical/Synthetic Biology (in the broadest sense) to lead a research program within the Division of Protein & Nucleic Acid Chemistry ( jobs.ac.uk/job/DNW809/res… ) at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB)
🚨 Registration is now open for #ESSL2025! 📍17–18 Sept | Manchester, UK A global conference on synthetic & systems life, with talks on engineering biology, ethics, and emerging technologies. 🔗 essl2025.org Please act fast as we only have 70 tickets!
🔬 Save the Date: Engineering & Safeguarding Synthetic Life 📍 Manchester, UK | 🗓 17–18 September 2025 We are excited to announce a two-day international conference that brings together world-leading experts to explore the technical and societal dimensions of synthetic life.
Advanced research and exploration of CRISPR technology in the field of directed evolution sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
If we swing to a preprint-centric model, let’s normalize paying a small fee to support @biorxivpreprint et al. Fortunately, free for use now but it isn’t without cost.
News: NIH to crack down on excessive publisher fees for publicly funded research bit.ly/4nCdIbl