Christopher A. Voigt, Ph.D.

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Christopher A. Voigt, Ph.D.
Title
Associate Professor
Department
Department of Biological Engineering
Institution
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Address
Synthetic Biology Center
500 Technology Square
City, State, ZIP
Cambridge, MA 2139
Email
[email protected]
Website
http://web.mit.edu/voigtlab/index.html
Research field
Biophysics
Award year
2006

Research

We are developing a basis by which cells can be programmed like robots to perform complex, coordinated tasks for pharmaceutical and industrial applications. We are engineering new sensors that give bacteria the senses of touch, sight, and smell. Genetic circuits, analogous to their electronic counterparts, are built to integrate the signals from the various sensors. Finally, the output of the gene circuits is used to control cellular processes. We are also developing theoretical tools from statistical mechanics and non-linear dynamics to understand how to combine genetic devices and predict their collective behavior.

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