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Pinglay Lab

We are a laboratory of biological tinkerers at the intersection of DNA synthesis, protein design and single-cell sequencing

The Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology is a collaboration between Allen Institute, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the University of Washington.

The lab is a group of biological tinkerers working at the intersection of genome-scale DNA synthesis, genome engineering, single-cell sequencing, and de novo design. The lab aims to construct improved disease models, elucidate the mechanisms of gene regulation, probe the limits of genome structure and encode novel functionalities into cells for applications in biologics production, cell therapy, cultivated meat and biological recording.  

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Sudarshan PinglayPh.D, leads a research lab affiliated with the Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, as well as the University of Washington, the Department of Genome Sciences, and the Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine. He holds a Ph.D. in Cell and Molecular Biology from the New York University School of Medicine. 

Zihao Song (Pinglay Lab) and Kenny Dang (Operations) using the Echo 555, which uses acoustic energy to dispense and transfer liquid in precise volumes for samples.

Research Details

  • We have developed methods to design, assemble and integrate DNA at the mega base scale in mammalian systems to (1) rewrite existing genomic loci to understand how they work and (2) endow cells with sophisticated behaviors using large amounts of novel genetic information.
  • We aim to develop multiplexed methods to model the impact of genome rearrangements in human populations (structural variants), evolutiondisease states such as cancer and pave the way towards streamlined minimal genomes.

The Pinglay Lab

Learn more about the Pinglay Lab at our website.

PINGLAY LAB WEBSITE

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Sudarshan Pinglay, Ph.D.

Build Team Lead, SeaHub & UW Faculty, Pinglay Lab

Jonas Koeppel

University of Washington Postdoc

Mohammed Aljohani

University of Washington Postdoc
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Julie Trolle

University of Washington Postdoc
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Faaiz Quaisar

Researcher, Pinglay Lab, UW

Zihao Song

University of Washington Graduate Student

Zachary Amador

University of Washington Graduate Student

Yash Sonthalia

University of Washington Graduate Student
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Eleftheria Anastasia Beres

University of Washington Graduate Student
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Andrew Ghazouli

University of Washington Undergraduate Student

Science Programs at Allen Institute