bioSYNergy
This cross-faculty research initiative sets a new path for societal involvement in producing relevant, responsible and ethically sound science.
The aim is to use synthetic biology principles to enable controlled construction of a “plug-and-play” platform for solar energy driven biosynthesis of a multitude high-value compounds, with a market potential for the future globalised bio-based society.
Ultimately, the research will provide a sustainable alternative to the fossil fuel-based and highly polluting production systems used currently in the chemical industry.
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The bioSYNergy project is managed by the following groups, committees and boards, whose members are listed below.
- The bioSYNergy Steering Group - makes all decisions regarding research and funding.
- The bioSYNergy Research Committee - consists of the Steering Group members as well as the principal investigators of the project who collaborate across disciplines.
The daily project management is done by the Center for Synthetic Biology's administrative group.
The Steering Group
Head of Dpt. Maja Horst, Associate Professor Timo Minssen make up the steering group together with Professors Birger Lindberg Møller, Ulrik Gether and Kell Mortensen. Birger Lindberg Møller is the Chair of the bioSYNergy Steering Group.
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Head of Dpt. Maja Horst Title: Head of Department of Media, Cognition and Communication Faculty of Humanities horst@hum.ku.dk |
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Associate Professor Timo Minssen Title: Associate Professor Center for Information an Innovation Law Faculty of Law timo.minssen@jur.ku.dk |
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Professor Birger Lindberg Møller Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences Faculty of Science blm@plen.ku.dk |
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Professor Kell Mortensen Head of the Nanobioscience Group Niels Bohr Institute Faculty of Science kell@life.ku.dk |
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Professor Ulrik Gether Vice-Chair the UNIK Synthetic Biology Steering Group Head of the Molecular Neuropharmacology Group Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology Faculty of Health Sciences gether@sund.ku.dk |
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Apart from the Steering Group members, the UNIK Research Committee consists of the following:
- Postdoc Ana Norgberg
- Associate Professor Claus Juul Løland
- Professor Dimitrios Stamou
- Postdoc Irini Pateraki
- Professor Jesper Nygård
- Associate Professor Karen Martinez
- Professor Lise Arleth
- Associate Professor Marité Cardenas
- Associate Professor Nikos Hatzakis
- Professor Poul Erik Jensen
- Professor Sotirios Kampranis
- Assistant Professor Søren Gøgsig Faarup Rasmussen
- Associate Professor Sune Holm
- Associate Professor Thomas Günther-Pomorski
- Associate Professor Tom Vosch
Funded by:
The bioSYNergy project is funded by the University of Copenhagen's Excellence Programme, which is promoting crossdisciplinary research initiatives.