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Dr. Weiss is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Princeton University. His research focuses on programming cells by embedding synthetic gene networks that implement biochemical logic circuits, as well as embedding sensors, actuators, and intercellular communication mechanisms. His lab is exploring mechanisms for harnessing various organisms as computational substrates and micron-scale robots, and extending their behavior by embedding biochemical logic circuitry that precisely controls intra- and inter-cellular processes. This engineering effort of constructing reliable in-vivo logic circuitry with predictable behavior enables a wide range of programmed applications. The application areas include drug and biomaterial manufacturing, programmed tissue engineering, embedded intelligence in materials, environmental sensing and effecting, nanoscale fabrication, and an improved understanding of naturally existing genetic circuits. Dr. Weiss earned his Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2001. | 