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DESIGN | AUTOMATION | MANUFACTURING | PROCESSES

OUR MISSION
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OUR MISSION

The DAMP Lab's mission is to pioneer the next generation of biotechnology by integrating AI and automation into the specify-design-build-test (SDBT) cycle. We develop novel, formally-represented biological systems and standardized protocols to enable robust, remote bio-cloud operations for researchers worldwide. Our goal is to accelerate scientific discovery, ensuring unprecedented scalability and reproducibility, and packaging these innovations into transferable "Lab in a Box" solutions to guarantee rapid adoption and efficient technology transfer.

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WHAT WE DO
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WHAT WE DO

The DAMP lab uses its expertise to deliver consistent, reproducible, and high-throughput results that can be shared among researchers. These characteristics are vital to address synthetic biology-related research efforts where time, cost, scalability, and result quality are of utmost importance.

 

We offer over 57 molecular bio-cloud operations, including DNA assembly, PCR, DNA/RNA purification, cloning (transformation, plating, colony picking, DNA quantification), preparation of libraries for next-generation sequencing, gene reporter assays, flow cytometry sample preparation, among others.

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ON DEMAND

The DAMP Lab is committed to building relationships with partners in industry, as well as in academia.

 

To know more about how to participate and support the DAMP lab, please contact us.

SPONSOR
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TEAM

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DOUGLAS DENSMORE

Founder, Director, Computational Supervisor

dougd@bu.edu

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KRISTEN SHELDON

Senior Laboratory Technologist

CLIA Lab Manager

kshel@bu.edu

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MOLLY BRENNAN

Senior Laboratory Technologist
CLIA Technical and General Supervisor
CLIA Lab Manager

molls@bu.edu

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CATHERINE KLAPPERICH

Research Director
CLIA Lab Supervisor

CLIA General Supervisor

catherin@bu.edu

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LENA LANDAVERDE

Research Associate

lenais@bu.edu

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ASAD MALIK

 Software Engineer
am5815@bu.edu

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CHRIS KRENZ

Software Engineer

ckrenz@bu.edu

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OWEN BUTLER

Undergraduate Research Assistant

greydog@bu.edu

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MICANDRE CONSTABLE

Associate Scientist
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mconstab@bu.edu

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RAVEN COFFER

Undergraduate Research Assistant

ravenc@bu.edu

TEAM

Boston University Biological Design Center: 
DAMP Lab

610 Commonwealth Ave, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02215

damplab@bu.edu

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