Tackling the ERC paradox
Francesco writes in Nature Careers about the ERC paradox: the freedom to build an ambitious research programme and the practical challenge of building the laboratory that can deliver it.
USERN invited presentation
Francesco gave an invited presentation at USERN, sharing SPL's vision for engineering human physiology from cells, materials, imaging, and computation.
Johan Lind opens the Through the Looking Glass seminar series
Johan U. Lind opened SPL's Through the Looking Glass seminar series by presenting his work on bioprinting, microphysiological tissue models, and functional materials that integrate living cells with engineered systems.
Ahmed S. Khalil moves on from SPL
We thank Ahmed S. Khalil for contributing computational and high-performance-computing expertise during SPL's first year, and wish him every success in his next chapter.
Eloisa and Melissa begin their PhDs
Welcome to new PhD students Eloisa Torchia and Melissa Pezzotti, who join SPL's first doctoral cohort to develop engineered culture platforms, mechanobiology, and advanced live-imaging methods.
laboratory buildout complete
The first SPL laboratory buildout is complete. From an empty room to a working space for cell culture, imaging, fabrication, and computation, the lab is ready for experiments.
Moises Di Sante joins SPL
Welcome to Moises Di Sante, who joins SPL from the University of Padua to build our stem-cell, genome-editing, and molecular-biology programme.
highLight funding
SPL is a founding laboratory for highLight, a Regione Lombardia-supported competence centre connecting bio- and nano-engineering with sustainable research and innovation.
Sandipan Chattaraj joins SPL
Welcome to Sandipan Chattaraj, who joins SPL from IIT Kanpur to develop particle-based and multiscale models of cells, nuclei, and engineered tissues.
Ahmed S. Khalil joins SPL
Welcome to Ahmed S. Khalil, who joins SPL as a computational research fellow to develop high-performance methods for modeling biological systems.