Darren Nesbeth

Darren Nesbeth is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemical Engineering at University College London (UCL). With over 100 publications, his work focuses on engineering biology to enhance the industrial scalability of cell and gene therapies, vaccines, and sustainable food systems like cultivated meat.

• BSc in Molecular Biology (UCL, 1995)
• PhD in Molecular Cell Biology (Imperial College, 1999)

Research Interests:

• Cell & Gene Therapy Scale-Up: Improving bioprocessing robustness through synthetic gene networks and intracellular trafficking manipulation.
• Vaccine & Biologics Biosynthesis: Engineering cells for scalable production of viral vectors and therapeutic proteins.
• Alternative Protein & Cultivated Meat: Applying synthetic biology to sustainable food production systems.

Professional Activities: Editorial reviewer for Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, served on BBSRC and Nuffield Council panels, and contributed to synthetic biology curriculum development at UCL.

Teaching: Module lead for courses in synthetic biology, industrial biotechnology, and iGEM research projects. Programme Director for UCL's MEng and MRes programs.