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Professor

at University of California San Francisco

Wendell Lim is a professor in the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, director of the UCSF Cell Design Institute and director of the UCSF Center for Synthetic Immunology. His research looks at genetically encoded molecular programs at various scales of biology and he has pioneered research using synthetic biology to engineer immune cells to treat cancer.

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Building Living Therapeutics With Synthetic Biology

This article explores how synthetic biology is revolutionizing therapeutics through engineered cells, precision genetic circuits and AI-driven design, with applications in cancer treatment, vaccine development and next-generation immunotherapies.