معرفی
George McDonald Church serves as the Robert Winthrop Professor of Genetics within the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School (Harvard University). His laboratory operates from the New Research Building (NRB), Room 238D, at 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur in Boston, Massachusetts, with active leadership in genomic technology development and interdisciplinary research initiatives.
Church's research spans transformative technologies for reading and writing 3D/4D biological structures, with core focus areas including personal genomics, biofuels, and affordable precision medicine. His lab pioneers next-generation sequencing methods, human cell reprogramming for variant-to-phenotype mapping, microbiome-immune system interface tools, and applications in aging reversal (Rejuvenatebio), de-extinction (Revive & Restore), and space biology. Key projects encompass the Genome Project Write (GPW) for virus-resistant organisms, Daisy Drives for disease control, MICrONs for brain mapping, and atomically-precise 3D bioprinting through GCTx-TFome synthetic morphogenesis.
The Church Lab maintains rigorous operational structure with Monday and Thursday hybrid lab meetings (alternating between NRB 350/335), Wyss Synthetic Biology Platform meetings, Genetics Department Seminars, and Data Journal Clubs. Research integrates ethical frameworks across projects including BioWeatherMap pathogen surveillance, Nebula genetic matchmaking, Alzheimer's genomics, and BioAstra space habitat systems, emphasizing safety, equitable access, and cross-disciplinary collaboration in synthetic biology.
