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Claudia Contini @ContiniClau

Assistant Professor in Bioinspired and Life-like Soft Matter Systems. @BBSRC Fellow / Lecturer @ImperialLifeSci @imperialcollege 📍London 🇬🇧

Joined February 2018
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#SynCell2026 …what an incredible experience! It was a real pleasure to receive many positive feedback and, above all, to collaborate with Stefania Usai and @SynCellEU , the scientific committee and everyone involved in making this event possible. #teameffort #SynCells
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🚨 Please share this fully-funded #PhD #opportunity within your network!👇 👇 Only two weeks are left to apply! @imperialcollege
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🚨 a fully funded #PhD #opportunity is now open in our group at @imperialcollege In collaboration with John Tregoning , we will #engineer #synthetic #vesicle platforms for programmable #immune #training and #vaccine #delivery. imperial.ac.uk/medicine/stud…

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🚨 a fully funded #PhD #opportunity is now open in our group at @imperialcollege In collaboration with John Tregoning , we will #engineer #synthetic #vesicle platforms for programmable #immune #training and #vaccine #delivery. imperial.ac.uk/medicine/stud…

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Imperial Chemistry@impchemistry
19 Dec 2025
Apply now - new Masters of Research (MRes) in Synthetic Cell Science launched @imperialcollege . Explore how to build and exploit synthetic cells and biomimetic nano-and micro-robots. #synbio #engbio #mres @ImperialSci @buildacell @SynCellEU @fabriCELL_UK imperial.ac.uk/study/courses…
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Prof Oscar Ces@Cesiboy1
19 Dec 2025
Great new Masters of Research course @imperialcollege looking at the development and applications of synthetic cells. Apply now!
Imperial Chemistry@impchemistry
19 Dec 2025
Apply now - new Masters of Research (MRes) in Synthetic Cell Science launched @imperialcollege . Explore how to build and exploit synthetic cells and biomimetic nano-and micro-robots. #synbio #engbio #mres @ImperialSci @buildacell @SynCellEU @fabriCELL_UK imperial.ac.uk/study/courses…
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#Synthetic #Cells, what are they and how can we use of them? 👇👇👇
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15 Dec 2025
At our recent #EngBioForum, keynote speakers @WaltherLab and @ContiniClau shared some of the latest developments in synthetic cell research. So what are synthetic cells? And how can we make use of them? Read the article: engbio.cam.ac.uk/news/synthe…
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Looking forward to parted at the #MRSFall25 Meeting in #Boston this week. Lots of great symposium sessions ahead! If you are around, feel free to reach out!
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EngBio IRC@EngBioIRC
5 Nov 2025
There is still time to register for the EngBio Forum on Monday. It's free to attend with a great speaker line up - Prof Andreas Walther @WaltherLab and Dr Claudia Contini @ContiniClau exploring #SyntheticCells #LifeLikeSystems #EngineeringBiology 🎟️🫱 buytickets.at/engineeringbio…

Register – EngBio Forum: Synthetic Cells – St Catharine's College, Cambridge

EngBio Forum: Synthetic Cells – St Catharine's College, Cambridge, Mon 10 Nov 2025 - Engineering Biology: Synthetic Cells Registration is now open for our next Engineering Biology Forum on Monday 10...

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6 Oct 2025
We're extremely excited to welcome Prof Andreas Walther @WaltherLab and Dr Claudia Contini @ContiniClau for our next Forum We'll be exploring #SyntheticCells, #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology from the bottom-up Don't miss it - register now! 👉 bit.ly/engbio-forum-nov25
Headshots of speakers Andreas Walther and Claudia Contini next to text that reads "Engineering Biology Forum. Synthetic Cells. Mon 10 Nov. 5pm to 8pm. St Catharine's College, Cambridge".

ALT Headshots of speakers Andreas Walther and Claudia Contini next to text that reads "Engineering Biology Forum. Synthetic Cells. Mon 10 Nov. 5pm to 8pm. St Catharine's College, Cambridge".
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Are you interested in how #living and #synthetic systems navigate chemical gradients, from #bacteria to #active #colloids? Click here: doi.org/10.1002/anie.2025047… #EngineeringBiology #SyntheticBiology #ActiveMatter #SoftMatter

Perspective on Interdisciplinary Approaches on Chemotaxis

Chemotaxis is the movement of individual organisms towards or away from a chemical stimulus. This phenomenon is investigated in various disciplines, ranging from biology to physics and even enginee...

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Biochemical Society@BiochemSoc
24 Oct 2025
Don’t miss out on the 10th anniversary of Synthetic Biology UK! Themes include Cell Free, Modelling & Control, and Health & Therapeutics. Secure your spot: ow.ly/Qg0750XeB7U
Scientific Meeting Synthetic Biology UK London, UK 12-13 November 2025

ALT Scientific Meeting Synthetic Biology UK London, UK 12-13 November 2025
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EngBio IRC@EngBioIRC
20 Oct 2025
Join us at our EngBio Forum on 10 Nov with Claudia Contini @ContiniClau Her lab studies how cells work by rebuilding their processes from the ground up and explores biohybrid systems that could shape the future of synthetic cells 🧫 Don’t miss it! 🎟️🫱tickettailor.com/events/engi…
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EngBio IRC@EngBioIRC
6 Oct 2025
We're extremely excited to welcome Prof Andreas Walther @WaltherLab and Dr Claudia Contini @ContiniClau for our next Forum We'll be exploring #SyntheticCells, #LifeLikeSystems and #EngineeringBiology from the bottom-up Don't miss it - register now! 👉 bit.ly/engbio-forum-nov25
Headshots of speakers Andreas Walther and Claudia Contini next to text that reads "Engineering Biology Forum. Synthetic Cells. Mon 10 Nov. 5pm to 8pm. St Catharine's College, Cambridge".

ALT Headshots of speakers Andreas Walther and Claudia Contini next to text that reads "Engineering Biology Forum. Synthetic Cells. Mon 10 Nov. 5pm to 8pm. St Catharine's College, Cambridge".

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Excited to share this new extensive review in #Chemical #Society #Review on #nanoparticle - #membrane interaction. Thanks Rashad Kariuki, Aaron Elbourne, Saffron Bryant and Andrew J. Christofferson for leading this work! 💫 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti…

Interactions of nanoparticles with living and synthetic bio-membranes

Interactions between nanomaterials and biointerfaces are of great interest across many research fields, including chemistry, physics, engineering, and biology, with applications from diagnostics to...

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🚨 I am looking for a motivated #Postdoctoral #Researcher to join my group at Imperial @ImperialLifeSci @imperialcollege. The project will focus on #Antimicrobial #Materials and #Biomimetic #Interfaces. Please apply or repost! @ImperialSci #PDRA imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-j…

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Link also available on #jobs ac.uk @SynCellEU @buildacell @imperialsynbio jobs.ac.uk/job/DOT355/resear…
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Claudia Contini@ContiniClau
22 Aug 2025
💫Thrilled to see our work on the front cover of Small! This work explores how #polymers empower #SyntheticCells with programmable dynamics, enabling fusion, contraction and interactions with biological cells. Huge thanks to Michela Vargiolu for the stunning artwork!
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💫Thrilled to see our work on the front cover of Small! This work explores how #polymers empower #SyntheticCells with programmable dynamics, enabling fusion, contraction and interactions with biological cells. Huge thanks to Michela Vargiolu for the stunning artwork!
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Thermally Driven Dynamic Behaviors in Polymeric Vesicles (Small 33/2025)

Polymeric Vesicles Polymers empower synthetic cells with controllable, programmable dynamics, enabling fusion, contraction, and interaction with biological entities. This image captures how polymer...

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Imperial College London Outreach@icoutreach
21 Aug 2025
Secondary schools: are your students passionate about Chemistry, Life Sciences, Maths & Physics? Join the Faculty of Natural Sciences at their Research Showcase! Suited to students at GCSE & above & open to all, scan the QR code to find out more & register to attend sessions!
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