Researchers
About the project
One of the greatest limitations in biology is taking what is possible in the test-tube and making it a reality in the reactor or environment. In this project, we seek to use the best scientific principles and theories to develop a suite of universal principles and models for the scalable simulation of open biological systems.
These models will allow the engineering design of new functionalities offered by natural or synthetic organisms for a range of technologies addressing a range of different challenges.
The teams
The interdisciplinary nature of the research will add to the knowledge base across many different fields, most notably:
- environmental engineering
- water engineering
- synthetic biology
- biological modelling
- microbial ecology
- Biomechanics
- chemical engineering
- reactor design.
Our ambitious integrated approach uses the best science from each of these fields. Find out more about the science.
Ways to get involved
One of the main objectives of the research is to build a team where networking, collaboration and communication are key elements of its success.
Collaborations, visits, workshops and networking events will be prime mechanisms by which other national and international research groups in each of the disciplinary areas above will benefit from our work.
In addition, the team will attend national and international conferences in each of these disciplinary fields to disseminate our findings, and our results will be published in international peer-reviewed journals.
Beneficiaries in the wider academic community may be those wishing to utilise novel sustainable systems that have biology at their heart.
Interested?
If you'd like to get involved or discuss the research in more detail, please get in touch by calling +44 (0)191 208 7931 or emailing nufeb@ncl.ac.uk.