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Dr. Leonidas Bleris is a Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas), affiliated with the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science. His research focuses on synthetic biology, gene circuit design, and systems biology, with applications in gene therapy, cancer treatment, and biosecurity. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University and completed a postdoc in systems biology at Harvard University.
Key research interests include engineering genetic circuits for noise control, developing RNA-based communication systems, and applying CRISPR technologies for genome editing. Notable achievements include the NSF CAREER Award for early-stage investigators. His work bridges electrical engineering principles with biological systems, emphasizing quantitative approaches to understand and manipulate cellular networks.
Dr. Bleris has collaborated on projects such as engineering robust gene networks, developing plasmonic detection systems for SARS-CoV-2, and exploring biosecurity primitives using genetic unclonable functions. He has supervised interdisciplinary studies on cellular noise, transcriptional logic, and biomarker identification in metastatic cancers.
- Awards: NSF CAREER Award (2013)
- Projects: Includes collaborations on gene network engineering, biosecurity tools, and CRISPR-based therapies
- Labs: Leads a lab focused on synthetic biology and molecular engineering at UT Dallas
Publications span synthetic gene circuits, biomarker discovery, and computational models of biological systems, reflecting his expertise in merging engineering and life sciences.
