Technology: Biotech

Presenter Roman Bauer Dr Roman Bauer is a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the Nature Inspired Computing and Engineering research group, based at the Computer Science Research Centre of the University of Surrey (UK). He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Computational Science and Engineering from ETH Zuerich (Switzerland). Afterwards, he did his doctoral… Continue reading Roman Bauer | Avenues For Life Extension: Put Your Eggs In The Right Basket(s)

Presenter Gizem Gumuskaya Dr. Gizem Gumuskaya is an architect and synthetic biologist based in Boston, USA. Forging a rigorous intersection between design, biology, and computation, her research focuses on synthetic morphogenesis: reprogramming the morphogenetic code embodied in biological structures to create self-constructing living architectures by design. The latest example of these synthetic architectures is her… Continue reading Gizem Gumuskaya | Synthetic Morphogenesis Self-constructing living architectures by design

Presenter Peter Lidsky, City University of Hong Kong Peter Lidsky is a professor at City University of Hong Kong. He received his MS and PhD training in virology at Moscow State University, where his research focused on virus-host interactions in Picornaviruses. He then transitioned to the University of Zurich to develop tools and probes for… Continue reading Peter Lidsky, City University of Hong Kong | Why Do We Age? Searching for a Paradigm