英国谢菲尔德大学招生物博士（提供全奖）

山姆大叔 · 发表于 2014-6-14 11:58:55

英国谢菲尔德大学的一个博士全奖的机会，招一个有生物背景的学生。
期间有机会去牛津大学交换。
Synthetic biology is a subject that cuts across scientific and  engineering disciplines. We are looking for a talent PhD candidate for  developing exciting new concept of synthetic biology.

This project addresses key challenges in the area of synthetic biology,  namely that gene circuitry is unpredictable, cell complexity is  unwieldy, and variability ‘crashes the system? We propose to develop  SimCells as simplified and robust building blocks and to develop complex  yet controllable systems based on a SimCell community. The key novelty  is that a SimCell is a new type of cell system, taking advantage of the  machinery of living cells on the one hand, and of the safe, controllable  and predictable performance of cell-free in-vitro gene expression system  on the other. SimCells will be developed as user-oriented ‘mini-robots? and miniature cell factories, with novel and controllable functions. For  example, potentially anyone will be able to purchase SimCells ‘off the  shelf? use them as building blocks and make novel devices using a 3-D  cell printer. The application of SimCells overarches several strategic  priorities including healthcare, bioprocessing & manufacturing,  environment & bioremediation, industrial biotechnology, and  biocomputing. This project will demonstrate that SimCells can be used as  a platform for many applications, and will show the impact of synthetic  biology on the bioeconomy.

The PhD candidate can potentially join Oxford University synthetic
biology training program.

Please contact with Dr Wei Huang (w.huang@shef.ac.uk)
http://www.shef.ac.uk/civil/staff/academic/wh.html