Are implantable, living pharmacies within reach?

Cell-based drug factories could produce therapies on demand inside patients.

Rice lab develops protein assembly road map for gas vesicles

Nature-derived nanobubbles could enable biomedical applications

Researchers pioneer noninvasive gene therapy for brain disorders

A new method developed by a research team led by Rice University’s Jerzy Szablowski offers hope for treating brain disorders through gene therapy

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Shalini Yadav, Christopher Wild, Verena Kallhoff, Briana Novian (Deputy General Counsel and Policy Advisor, Office of Speaker Dade Phelan), Stephen Reynolds, and Alamelu Sundaresan

Rice Synthetic Biology Institute executive director advocates for Texas’ synthetic biology future in Austin

Shalini Yadav, executive director of RSBI, met with state legislative offices at the Texas Capitol Sept. 25-26

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RSBI Inaugural Retreat 2024

The inaugural RSBI Retreat brought together Rice’s vibrant synthetic biology community, with over 140 attendees creating a dynamic and scientifically charged atmosphere

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