Alistair Elfick

Professor of Synthetic Biological Engineering

[Tamina Lebek @LebekTamina]

Proud to see my PhD work published in @embojournal! We developed PUFFFIN, a cellular neighbour-labelling system, and demonstrated its effectiveness both in vitro and in vivo. In mESCs, PUFFFIN revealed that cells synchronise exit from naïve pluripotency with their neighbours.

[preLights @preLights]

PUFFFIN: Shining light on cell chat. ✨

Jennifer Ann Black (@jablack18) covers work from @LebekTamina, @matt_mala, @aelfick & @[email protected]. #preprint

This preLight includes a response from the authors 👀 ⬇️

https://t.co/10NP3zCcDu

[Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology @NatRevMCB]

Now Online Transfection reflections: fit-for-purpose delivery of nucleic acids https://t.co/HHSm4D2AwF

[Alistair Elfick @aelfick]

Delighted to share our new comment piece in Nature Reviews Mol Cell Biology discussing the need to take another look at transfection technologies... https://t.co/Pe7BTag7FG

[School of Engineering @SchoolOfEng_UoE]

Could you be our next @royalsociety Entrepreneur in Residence?

You will have access to a wide array of disruptive research in our School and sponsor/mentor students & staff as they create new startups and spin-outs.

Express interest by 5pm, Weds 5 April: https://t.co/zOJzw4O0k8

[Bioconjugate Chem @BioconjChem]

DNA nanotechnology for photonics & electronics: in this new review, @kdunnresearch & @aelfick @EdinburghUni discuss the potential of DNA-based approaches to design novel transistors, quantum computing devices, electromagnetic materials, and biobatteries. https://t.co/rHxae0uD5K

[Katherine Dunn @kdunnresearch]

🧬💡Topical review ‘Harnessing DNA Nanotechnology & Chemistry for Applications in Photonics and Electronics’, by @aelfick & me. Now published in @BioconjChem https://t.co/mlJJexqB1g Thanks to @RicciLab & @GothelfLab for invitation to write for Chemistry of #dnanano special issue!

[Alistair Elfick @aelfick]

Forgive the shameless promotion but our opinion piece on standards for mammalian synbio is now available online from Trends in Biotech
https://t.co/8qweC3rYzd

[Katherine Dunn @kdunnresearch]

Now published (formerly pre-printed): Using ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy to study nanoswitches based on non-canonical DNA structures Link: https://t.co/zVrL0NprDX
Authors: Blair McCarte, Owen Yeung, Alex Speakman, @aelfick & me.

[Diego Oyarzún @doyarzunrod]

🌎🌳🌎

Just launched The Science for Sustainability Hub, a network of Edinburgh scientists working on the greatest challenges faced by our planet.

https://t.co/5DzYFKsO3G

Sustainable biotech, net zero, AI for social good
, robotics, and many others.

Follow us for more info.

[Alistair Elfick @aelfick]

Looking for a mammalian synthetic biology PhD? Funding available for a “UK home” student - please get in touch

[BioRoboost @BioRoboost]

With #synbio we aspire to being able to program biology by writing DNA scripts that our chassis will execute. How can we do this with yeast cells? Find out in this video by @aelfick, @DrLeoRios and Koray Malci from @EdinburghUni.
https://t.co/wNYfSjClDp

[BioRoboost @BioRoboost]

Finishing the morning session of the final BioRoboost meeting with @aelfick from @EdinburghUni presenting WP3: beyond bacteria - standards for yeast and mammalian systems 🧫

[Víctor de Lorenzo @vdlorenzo_CNB]

Dear SynBio folks: make sure to request a copy of this book to @ManuelPorcar1 or @BioRoboost. A great resource to inform the ongoing conversation on standards in SynBio and Biology in general 😀

[Katherine Dunn @kdunnresearch]

Our next #DNAnano webinar is on Mar 17th, 16:00 UK time. Tune in for fascinating talks from @DrJMStewart (@Caltech) and Paul Williamson (@DamionCorrigan group, @UniStrathclyde). Link here: https://t.co/3UAQhz6srG Looking forward to it, hope to see you there! All welcome🧬🙂

[Alistair Elfick @aelfick]

@BoogsTweets Shave one side, grow the other side?

[Jens Fehlau | Papa Flammy :v @FlammableMaths]

Top tier meme xD Found on MMM :D

[Alistair Elfick @aelfick]

@pjwhands @adamastokes How do I apply?

[Alistair Elfick @aelfick]

Great to be UoE’s Engineering lead for this exciting new initiative https://t.co/PrDNwS1JNP

[Alistair Elfick @aelfick]

Great to see you beautifying engineering life😉

[Engineering Life @engineeringlife.bsky.social @EngineerLife_]

We've launched a new website! Doing Engineering (https://t.co/MVSNZRbRvP) lets you explore what engineers, social scientists, biologists, policy-makers and others said when we asked what image best-represented engineering.
#SynBio #Engineering #EngineeringBiology #STS