About the Virtual SynCell2020 Symposium

This three-day webinar will provide a snapshot of cutting-edge research on bottom-up synthetic biology happening around the world and provide a preview of an in-person SynCell conference that will take place in 2021.

Featuring global leaders in bottom-up synthetic biology, each day will include:

  • tutorials for student researchers on cross-cutting techniques and tools;
  • highlights of research and education programs shaping the future synthetic cell research; and
  • keynote presentations of grand challenges, opportunities, and potential benefits of bottom-up synthetic cell design and technology.

Registered participants will have the opportunity to submit questions to speakers and the sessions will be live-streamed and recorded for later viewing.

Virtual Program and Speakers


Featured Invited Speakers



Kate Adamala

University of Minnesota


Eberhard Bodenschatz

Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization


Nick Carroll

University of New Mexico


Laura De Laporte

Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Aachen


Marileen Dogterom

Delft University of Technology


Andrew Ellington

University of Texas - Austin


Drew Endy

Stanford University


Michael Grunze

Max Planck School of Matter to Life


Karin Jacobs

University of Saarbrucken


Reinhard Lipowsky

Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces


Gabriel Lopez

University of New Mexico


Joachim Spatz

Max Planck Institute for Medical Research


Darko Stefanovic

University of New Mexico


Jim Werner

Los Alamos National Laboratory