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SUMMARY:Mammalian Cell Design Using Synthetic Biology
DTSTART:20190415T121500
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Wilson Wong\, Boston University\, Boston\, MA (USA)\nWEE
 KLY BIOENGINEERING COLLOQUIA SERIES\n(sandwiches served)\n\nAbstract: \nGe
 netically engineered cells hold great promise for improving therapeutics\,
  diagnostics\, animal models\, and industrial biotechnological processes. 
 Here I will describe our Universal Chimeric Antigen Receptors for customiz
 able control of T cell responses.  This Universal CAR system could improv
 e the safety and efficacy of cellular cancer immunotherapy.  I will also 
 discuss our Boolean and Arithmetic through DNA Excision (BLADE) system for
  designing genetic circuits with multiple inputs and outputs in mammalian 
 cells.  BLADE enables execution of sophisticated cellular computation\, w
 ith applications in cell and tissue engineering. Together\, the Universal 
 CAR and BLADE systems highlight an expanding toolset for flexibly controll
 ing mammalian cell functions.\n \nBio:\nWilson Wong is an Assistant Profe
 ssor in the Biomedical Engineering Department at Boston University\, and a
  core member of the BU Biological Design Center. The Wong is a design-driv
 en lab is focused on developing synthetic biology tools in mammalian syste
 ms for cell-based immunotherapy. He received his B.S. degree in Chemical E
 ngineering from UC Berkeley and a Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering fro
 m UCLA.  He did his postdoctoral work at UCSF.  He is the recipient of t
 he NIH Director’s New Innovator\, NSF CAREER\, ACS Synthetic Biology You
 ng Investigator\, BU Ignition\, and BU College of Engineering Early Career
  Research Excellence Award.  \n\nZoom link for attending remotely: https:
 //epfl.zoom.us/j/851169110
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