Congratulations Professor Andrew Millar FRS

Members of SynthSys would like to congratulate Professor Millar on being elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society.

Gene regulation

Glowing reporter gene images reveal dynamic gene regulation in plants. Image: B. Wenden.

Biological clocks

SynthSys research links daily rhythms in algae and red blood cells. Image: B. Halliday, process.

Plant gene expression

Quantitative data links regulation within cells to the behaviour of the organism. Image: L.E. Dixon.

Mathematical modelling

SynthSys groups use formal models to understand complex biology.

CH Waddington Building

The CH Waddington building was officially inaugurated in 2009. Image: J. Pelan

HRH Visit

 

Hosting the Duke of Edinburgh's Visit to the University - October 2010. Image: D. Robertson

CSBE Laboratory

The SynthSys laboratories house a diverse group of researchers. Image: A. Lee

Our Vision and Mission

The SynthSys Vision

To extend our understanding of genetic and chemical regulation in biological systems and to use this understanding to solve the challenges facing industrial biotechnology, clinical medicine, and agriculture.

The new Centre brings together the expertise required to develop leading-edge, interdisciplinary research with the management needed to translate this research into commercial applications.

The SynthSys Mission

Our mission is to deliver world-leading research in Systems and Synthetic Biology; combining theory and informatics with molecular biology to understand and re-design biochemical systems.

Our focus is to pioneer genetic and chemical tools to manipulate the cell, technologies to quantify responses at the single-cell level, and mathematical models to both predict and control cellular behavior.