SynBERC is pleased to make its Principles of Synthetic Biology course freely available to the synthetic biology community. The lectures and slides are available here:

Principles of Synthetic Biology lecture videos and slides
(see lecture listing below to find a specific topic)

This bi-coastal course, first taught at UC Berkeley and MIT by Adam Arkin and Ron Weiss in Fall 2010, has four main objectives:

Terry Johnson, UC Berkeley BioengineeringUC Berkeley's top-ranked Bioengineering Department announced the creation of a Synthetic Biology concentration in Bioengineering. The concentration represents one of the few US degree specializations in synthetic biology.

UC Berkeley students are among the many undergraduate researchers who are pioneering the field of synthetic biology. In this video, the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism follows Jennifer Brophy for the summer through the International Genetically Engineered Machines competition — better known as iGEM — for a closer look at the iGEM experience.

What is a SynBERC Affiliated Investigator?

Prairie View A&M University and the SynBERC Student Leadership Council hosted the second Synthetic Biology Symposium on Friday, November 5, 2010, at the Willie A. Templeton Sr. Memorial Student Center on the Prairie View A&M University campus.

Synthetic biology is an exciting new field of research that combines classic molecular biology and innovative bioengineering techniques. It focuses on the design and construction of new biological entities, such as enzymes, genetic circuits, and cells, and on the redesign of existing biological systems.

The SynBERC Inter-Institutional Seminar Exchange (SIISE) Program allows students and post-docs at all stages of their research to visit partner SynBERC institutions and share their work. Whether it's a practice for a proposal or defense, these seminars are a great way to disseminate the latest ideas in synthetic biology and to receive feedback from the greater community. Applications will be considered on a case by case basis but funding will nominally not exceed $400 for travel expenses. To apply today, fill out the application below and return to: synberc-slc@googlegroups.com.

Funding guidelines
The mission of the SynBERC SLC is to enrich the student and postdoc experience within SynBERC while providing a student voice to the NSF and faculty on the functioning of the Center. Through the SLC Service Grant Program, we aim to promote and fund student-initiated and student-run projects that further these goals.

What kind of projects are you looking for? How do you decide what to fund?

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