The Tan Lab Engineers Synthetic Vesicles and Cells for Biomedical Applications
Synthetic Biology and Biomedical Engineering
Cell and vesicle-based therapies promise high biological specificity, but their translation is limited by poor control over function, stability, heterogeneity, and manufacturability. The Tan Lab addresses this gap by engineering living and cell-derived systems with material-defined and quantitative control.
We develop programmable therapeutic platforms that combine biomaterials, vesicle engineering, cell-free systems, synthetic biology, and design-build-test-learn workflows. The platforms are translated to address urgent needs in various biomedical fields, including biomanufacturing, immunotherapy, chronic disease therapy, and regeneration.
