Life & Natural Systems BiologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Juan Perez-Mercader: Making abiotic life in a test tubeJuan Perez-MercaderSeptember 21, 2026 66 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Synthetic BiologyOrigin of LifePhysics of Life
Formal & Physical Sciences ChemistryENBuild-a-Cell seminar Aleksei Aksimentiev: Building Synthetic Membrane-Embedded NanomachinesAleksei AksimentievAugust 27, 2026 46 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5DNA OrigamiMembrane NanoporesMolecular Dynamics
Life & Natural Systems Engineering & TechnologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Ahmed Badran: Programmable Biosynthesis of New-to-Nature MoleculesAhmed BadranAugust 12, 2026 53 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Synthetic BiologyGenetic Code ExpansionQuadruplet Codons
Life & Natural Systems Engineering & TechnologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Rafael Lira: Lipid flip flop required for sustained growth of synthetic cellsRafael LiraAugust 3, 2026 43 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Synthetic BiologyLipid MembranesFlip-Flop
Life & Natural Systems Engineering & TechnologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Cees Dekker: EVOLF bottom up approach to building synthetic cell & our researchCees DekkerJuly 20, 2026 65 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Synthetic CellBottom-Up BiologyLiposomes
Applied Sciences & Engineering Engineering & TechnologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Jon Calles: Specifications for biological integration engineeringJon CallesJuly 13, 2026 56 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Synthetic BiologySpecificationsEngineering
Applied Sciences & Engineering Engineering & TechnologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Giuseppe Battaglia: Mimicking biological emergent properties for biomaterialsGiuseppe BattagliaJuly 6, 2026 56 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5BiomaterialsMultivalencyDrug Delivery
Life & Natural Systems Engineering & TechnologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Christophe Danelon: Synthetic Evolution to Build a CellChristophe DanelonJune 28, 2026 58 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Synthetic BiologyMinimal CellDNA Replication
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Lorenzo Di Michele: Genetically-encoded RNA condensates and organellesLorenzo Di MicheleJune 15, 2026 49 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5RNA CondensatesSynthetic OrganellesBiomolecular Condensates
Applied Sciences & Engineering BiologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Anton Molina: Nucleus: building a synthetic cell knowledge baseAnton MolinaJune 15, 2026 34 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Synthetic BiologyKnowledge BaseOpen Source
Life & Natural Systems Engineering & TechnologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Avi Schroeder: Therapeutic applications of synthetic cellsAvi SchroederMay 18, 2026 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Synthetic CellsDrug DeliveryCancer Therapy
Life & Natural Systems Engineering & TechnologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Ariel Lindner: Building Life-Like Systems: Synthetic Viruses & OrganizationAriel LindnerMay 11, 2026 58 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Synthetic BiologyPhage EngineeringCell-Free Systems
Applied Sciences & Engineering Engineering & TechnologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Anton Jackson-Smith: Building synthetic cells and the Nucleus platformAnton Jackson-SmithMay 4, 2026 50 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Synthetic BiologyBottom-Up Synthetic CellsNucleus Platform
Life & Natural Systems Engineering & TechnologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Braun and Floroni: Defining and feeding synthetic cell with a thermal gradientDieter Braun and Alexander FloroniApril 27, 2026 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Synthetic CellThermal GradientOrigin of Life
Formal & Physical Sciences BiologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Alexander E.G. Baker: A Chemical Toolbox for Protein EngineeringAlexander E.G. BakerApril 27, 2026 41 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Non-Canonical Amino AcidsCell-Free Protein SynthesisHydrogels
Life & Natural Systems PhysicsENBuild-a-Cell seminar Michael Poirier: Free energy spectroscopy investigating chromatin compactionMichael PoirierApril 17, 2026 53 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5ChromatinBiophysicsDNA Nanotechnology
Life & Natural Systems ChemistryENBuild-a-Cell seminar Evan Spruijt: Coacervate crucibles: Steering reactions with compartmentsEvan SpruijtApril 1, 2026 63 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5CoacervatesSynthetic CellPhase Separation
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Sidney Hecht: Proteins Containing Noncanonical Amino AcidsSidney HechtMarch 23, 2026 45 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Noncanonical Amino AcidsRibosome EngineeringGenetic Code Expansion
Life & Natural Systems Engineering & TechnologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Roger Rubio-Sánchez: Lipid membrane bioengineering using DNA nanostructuresRoger Rubio-SánchezMarch 9, 2026 56 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5DNA NanotechnologyLipid MembranesSynthetic Cells
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Alexander Mankin: Constructing the integrated translation systemAlexander MankinMarch 5, 2026 65 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Ribosome EngineeringSynthetic BiologyTranslation System
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Christoph von Ballmoos: Reconstructing Bioenergetics for Synthetic CellsChristoph von BallmoosFebruary 23, 2026 75 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Synthetic BiologyATP SynthaseMembrane Protein Reconstitution
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Oliver Trapp: Bottom-up Formation of Protocells by a Prebiotic OrganocatalystOliver TrappFebruary 16, 2026 86 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5ProtocellsPrebiotic ChemistryOrganocatalysis
Life & Natural Systems Engineering & TechnologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Nils Averesch: Microbial Cell Factories for Space and EarthNils AvereschFebruary 9, 2026 35 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Synthetic BiologyBioplasticsSpace Exploration
Life & Natural Systems ChemistryENBuild-a-Cell seminar Omar Rifaie-Graham: Out-of-equilibrium ensembles of polymers and enzymesOmar Rifaie-GrahamJanuary 19, 2026 52 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Synthetic BiologyPolymersEnzymes
Life & Natural Systems Engineering & TechnologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Reinhard Lipowsky: The Modular Route to Synthetic CellsReinhard LipowskyJanuary 12, 2026 57 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Synthetic CellsMembrane BiophysicsEndoplasmic Reticulum
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Michael S. Kay: Adventures in Mirror-Image BiologyMichael S. KayJanuary 5, 2026 61 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Mirror-Image BiologyD-PeptidesHIV
Formal & Physical Sciences BiologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Rock Mancini: A Synthetic Immunologists's Path to ChaokosmotropesRock ManciniDecember 16, 2025 46 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Synthetic BiologyBiocatalysisImmunology
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Klara Hlouchova: Can we do with less than 20 amino acids?Klara HlouchovaDecember 8, 2025 39 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Origins of LifeAmino AcidsProtein Evolution
Life & Natural Systems Engineering & TechnologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Quentin Dudley: Cell-free and plant engineering to produce plant metabolitesQuentin DudleyDecember 1, 2025 47 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Synthetic BiologyPlant EngineeringCell-Free Protein Synthesis
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Saurja DasGupta: Teaching RNA New TricksSaurja DasGuptaNovember 20, 2025 52 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5RNARibozymeDirected Evolution
Life & Natural Systems Engineering & TechnologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Michael Booth: Remote-controlled synthetic cells for biology and medicineMichael BoothNovember 10, 2025 42 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Synthetic BiologyCell-Free ExpressionOptogenetics
Life & Natural Systems Engineering & TechnologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Ryan Duncombe: Mirror life: the path forwardRyan DuncombeNovember 3, 2025 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Mirror LifeSynthetic BiologyBiosecurity
Applied Sciences & Engineering Engineering & TechnologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Ashty Karim: Data-driven design of cell-free metabolismAshty KarimOctober 27, 2025 55 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Cell-Free SystemsMetabolic EngineeringSynthetic Biology
Applied Sciences & Engineering Engineering & TechnologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Mark Styczynski: Sensing and communication using protocellsMark StyczynskiOctober 20, 2025 57 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5ProtocellsCell-Free SystemsBiosensors
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Arnold Boersma: Organization of Crowding in Reconstituted Cellular EnvironmentsArnold BoersmaSeptember 29, 2025 47 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Macromolecular CrowdingArtificial CellsFRET Sensor
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Doron Lancet: A lipid-centric spontaneous build-a-protocell in primordial soupDoron LancetSeptember 9, 2025 56 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5ProtocellOrigin of LifeLipid Vesicles
Life & Natural Systems Engineering & TechnologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Brigitte Städler: Artificial cells and their interaction with hepatocytesBrigitte StädlerAugust 25, 2025 52 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Artificial CellsHepatocytesSynthetic Biology
Life & Natural Systems Engineering & TechnologyENBuild-a-Cell seminar Daniela Matias de C. Bittencourt: Harnessing the Minimal Cell JCVI-syn3BDaniela Matias de C. BittencourtAugust 19, 2025 49 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Minimal CellSynthetic BiologyJCVI-Syn3B
