June 11, 2026 Cal Poly Offers First Synthetic Cell Course to Students, Partnering with Network of Innovative Scientists (opens in new tab)

Contact: Javin Oza | joza@calpoly.edu, 805-756-0684 The Engineering Synthetic Cells biochemistry course is the first offered at the university as a foundational learning experience for science innovation in partnership with San Francisco-based b.next and Nucleus, their open-source synthetic cell platform and an international science network SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — A new course at Cal Poly is introducing upper-division undergraduates to the fundamentals of building synthetic cells while coll...