Comparing with genome sequencing, which facilitates the digitization of life, synthetic biology has enabled human beings to explore the nature of life and promote the cross-disciplinary applications in medicine, chemical industry, agriculture and IT technologies. Since DNA synthesis serves as the fundamental technology of synthetic biology, the center focus on resolving the bottleneck restrict of synthetic biology key technologies and its instrumental development. The center has attracted experienced talents with overseas and multidisciplinary backgrounds including Synthetic Biology, Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Science.
Research directions include the development of sequencing and synthesis technologies and instruments, single-cell sequencing technology, and the application of genome reading and writing technologies in synthetic biology, disease diagnosis and treatment and modern agriculture.
Research focus on the development of DNA synthesis enabling technologies and instrument, Synthetic genomics and its downstream applications, and DNA based data storage.