Alistair Elfick

Proud to see my PhD work published in @embojournal! We developed PUFFFIN, a cellular neighbour-labelling system, and demonstrated its effectiveness both in vitro and in vivo. In mESCs, PUFFFIN revealed that cells synchronise exit from naïve pluripotency with their neighbours.

PUFFFIN: Shining light on cell chat. ✨ Jennifer Ann Black (@jablack18) covers work from @LebekTamina, @matt_mala, @aelfick & @CellySally@biologists.social. #preprint This preLight includes a response from the authors 👀 ⬇️ prelights.biologists.com/highlights/puf…

Now Online Transfection reflections: fit-for-purpose delivery of nucleic acids dlvr.it/Sr1jvZ

Delighted to share our new comment piece in Nature Reviews Mol Cell Biology discussing the need to take another look at transfection technologies... doi.org/10.1038/s41580…

Could you be our next @royalsociety Entrepreneur in Residence? You will have access to a wide array of disruptive research in our School and sponsor/mentor students & staff as they create new startups and spin-outs. Express interest by 5pm, Weds 5 April: edin.ac/3SV7DIk

DNA nanotechnology for photonics & electronics: in this new review, @kdunnresearch & @aelfick @EdinburghUni discuss the potential of DNA-based approaches to design novel transistors, quantum computing devices, electromagnetic materials, and biobatteries. go.acs.org/2ui

🧬💡Topical review ‘Harnessing DNA Nanotechnology & Chemistry for Applications in Photonics and Electronics’, by @aelfick & me. Now published in @BioconjChem doi.org/10.1021/acs.bi… Thanks to @RicciLab & @GothelfLab for invitation to write for Chemistry of #dnanano special issue!

Forgive the shameless promotion but our opinion piece on standards for mammalian synbio is now available online from Trends in Biotech authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S01…

Now published (formerly pre-printed): Using ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy to study nanoswitches based on non-canonical DNA structures Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.bbre… Authors: Blair McCarte, Owen Yeung, Alex Speakman, @aelfick & me.

🌎🌳🌎 Just launched The Science for Sustainability Hub, a network of Edinburgh scientists working on the greatest challenges faced by our planet. ed.ac.uk/science-for-su… Sustainable biotech, net zero, AI for social good , robotics, and many others. Follow us for more info.

Looking for a mammalian synthetic biology PhD? Funding available for a “UK home” student - please get in touch

With #synbio we aspire to being able to program biology by writing DNA scripts that our chassis will execute. How can we do this with yeast cells? Find out in this video by @aelfick, @DrLeoRios and Koray Malci from @EdinburghUni. youtu.be/DWZo9twjVfk

Finishing the morning session of the final BioRoboost meeting with @aelfick from @EdinburghUni presenting WP3: beyond bacteria - standards for yeast and mammalian systems 🧫

Dear SynBio folks: make sure to request a copy of this book to @ManuelPorcar1 or @BioRoboost. A great resource to inform the ongoing conversation on standards in SynBio and Biology in general 😀

Our next #DNAnano webinar is on Mar 17th, 16:00 UK time. Tune in for fascinating talks from @DrJMStewart (@Caltech) and Paul Williamson (@DamionCorrigan group, @UniStrathclyde). Link here: blogs.ed.ac.uk/dnananotechweb… Looking forward to it, hope to see you there! All welcome🧬🙂

@BoogsTweets Shave one side, grow the other side?

Look at my hair!! It’s mad. I can’t go another 8 weeks without a haircut! #ShouldIShaveOrShouldIGrow

Top tier meme xD Found on MMM :D

@pjwhands @adamastokes How do I apply?

@adamastokes I wish!

I was reading an article about average earnings so decided to check the average income in Scotland. The top hits on google say avg pay is £99,600 and Lecturers are the highest paid at £91,222...

Great to be UoE’s Engineering lead for this exciting new initiative ed.ac.uk/news/2020/new-…

Great to see you beautifying engineering life😉