Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Koo (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) presented a hybrid seminar in Heidelberg. His talk was entitled"Interpreting and designing regulatory DNA with deep learning".

Hosted by Dr. Alexander Sasse

Researchers from all Center SynGen locations participated in a three-day course on Molecular Dynamics simulations organized by Dr. Mariana Kozlowska (DNA VirtMat Unit) in Karlsruhe. The course equipped participants with both theoretical understanding and practical skills to investigate the physical principles governing biomolecular structure, dynamics, and interactions.

Dr. Florian Schmidt (ETH Zürich) delivered a hybrid seminar for Center SynGen from Heidelberg: Transcriptional recording by CRISPR spacer acquisition from RNA.

Hosted by Dr. Konrad Herbst.

Congratulations to Center SynGen Seed Funding recipients - the Heidelberg University 2025 iGEM Team, supervised by Prof. Dr. Stefan Wölfl - for their success! They were awarded second place in the “Overgraduate” category, among other awards including the “best oncology award”!

Using Synthetic Genomics as an example, bachelor's students learn how to prepare and deliver a good talk.

Training delivered by Ricky Fröhlich.

We are delighted to announce the next Center SynGen Seed Funding Call, supporting innovative, cross-disciplinary research in synthetic genomics - spanning engineering, life sciences, medicine, and the humanities.

Apply by January 31st, 2026