February 2026
The lab has moved from the 3rd to the 2nd floor of the LMB!
October 2025
Welcome to Rodrigue and Angus, two new PhD students in the lab!
August 2025
Check out news and views about Syn57, a recoded E. coli genome that Wes helped design and synthesize. This work started as a postdoctoral project in the Chin lab, and it finished after he started his independent group. Articles: New Scientist, New York Times.
February 2025
The lab is excited to be part of the Synplastome 2.0 team, part of an innovative ARIA research project to create programmable, synthetic plastid genomes for the sustainable and accessible production of valuable compounds for healthcare, manufacturing, and agriculture.
October 2024
Welcome to Dhriti and Gonzalo, the first new members of the lab!