“Biomedical Applications of Synthetic Biology”

March 18-19, 2026
Georgia Institute of Technology, Petit Biotechnology Building (IBB), Suddath Seminar Room 1128, 315 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA

The 34th annual Suddath Symposium will focus on exciting, cutting-edge applications and future directions of synthetic biology in the biomedical space along with considering the societal and ethical implications of ongoing and future work.

Synthetic biology has transformed how cells can be programmed, providing a means to control cell behavior reliably and predictably with the assembly of genetic parts into more complex synthetic gene circuits. While proof-of-principle demonstrations of advanced and sophisticated approaches in this field have existed for decades, it is only recently that these tools are being more effectively applied to biomedical applications. The potential to engineer biology to impact human health with the development and production of diagnostics and therapeutics also enables deeper probing of biological principles. Synthetic biology has become a particularly promising and important field that will impact and advance human health and biotechnology. 

The Suddath Symposium is held annually to celebrate the life and contribution of F.L. "Bud" Suddath by discussing the latest developments in bioengineering and bioscience. The speakers include leading researchers from around the world, and the research topic changes each year. This highly-interactive symposium has been taking place for over 30 years and is supported by the Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience at Georgia Tech.

Symposium Co-chairs:

• Tara Deans
• Mark Styczynski