Name: Justin Hayes Title: Leveraging Synthetic Biology and Gut-on-chip Systems to Interrogate and Modulate Intestinal H₂S Date: 03/11/2026 Time: 11:00:00 AM Committee Members: Prof. Benjamin Woolston (Advisor) Prof. Ryan Koppes (Advisor) Prof. Abigail Koppes Philip Strandwitz Location: Cabral Center Abstract: Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a gaseous and reactive molecule fundamental to human biology. The gut […]
Realizing emergent properties in functional composite from directed assembly at the micro-scale Location: 108 Snell Engineering Center Abstract: In this talk, I will present my lab's recent work on directing the assembly of nano- and micron- scale colloidal ceramic particles within composite materials. Through our approach, we are able to tailor the internal microstructure of […]
Engineering Vaccines, Cell and Gene Therapies Using Synthetic Biology Location: 300 Richards Hall Abstract: In this seminar, I will share with you some of the work that my trainees and colleagues have done on using synthetic biology in various areas, such as foundational circuit engineering, cellular immunotherapy, and vaccines. I will discuss our work on […]