Workshop: Environmental Biotechnology for the management of PFAS and beyond

Engineering Biology encompasses the wider capabilities/ecosystem that supports the exploitation of synthetic biology knowledge for economic and public benefit. Leveraging cutting-edge engineering biology technology to address environmental problems, including the contaminations of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ and other pollutants, has become a strategic priority area of research in the UK, and indeed worldwide. Collaborative effort is key to developing and identifying sustainable solutions to address a range of emerging challenges.

Keynote Speakers

We are delighted to announce our two keynote speakers are from Princeton University, USA:
– Prof. Peter Jaffé, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, USA. Title (tentative): Natural bacterial strains for PFAS defluorination
– Prof. Joshua Atkinson, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental, Princeton University, USA. Title (tentative): Synthetic biology approaches in environmental applications

Early Career Researchers – apply to present!

The workshop will also feature a session dedicated to early career researchers (ECRs) with a series of 5-minute presentations. We invite ECRs to submit an application for a talk on their work and most recent research advances on innovations in this workshop defined area. A jury, composed of professionals and researchers, will vote for the best early career researcher’s presentation, with a best presentation prize of £100 (as vouchers) and the runner-up for a price of £50 (as vouchers) being awarded during the workshop!