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Tom Ellis leads a research team in synthetic genome engineering and synthetic biology at the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College London. He has a track record in synthetic biology with over 60 publications in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell, Nature Methods, Nature Biotechnology, and PNAS. He has led the UK-funded project to build a synthetic yeast chromosome as part of the international synthetic yeast project (Sc2.0), pioneering the field of Engineered Living Materials. In addition to his research, he co-leads the teaching of the synthetic biology undergraduate module at Imperial and has won multiple awards for his teaching and supervision of iGEM teams. His research focuses on developing foundational tools for design-led synthetic genomics and synthetic biology, particularly in yeast (S. cerevisiae), and aims to grow new functional biomaterials. Prior to joining Imperial in 2009, Ellis obtained his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 2004 and worked in academia and biotech, investigating drug interactions with gene regulatory networks and their applications in biofuel and beer production.
Imperial College London • London, UK
Leading research in synthetic genome engineering and synthetic biology.
Spirogen • UK
Developed biological screening unit and high-throughput assays for drug interactions.
Boston University • USA
Investigated synthetic biology and engineered gene regulatory networks.
Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.