How to Grow (Almost) Anything 2025 - Student Application

Date: January 19th 2025, 23:59 JST

Location: None

David Kong @davidsunkong, the organiser of HTGAA just shared this on Instagram:

I’m excited to announce that the application for the 2025 edition of our @mitmedialab SyntheticBiology course “How to Grow (Almost) Anything” is now open! We could not be more thrilled for this year’s HTGAA.

In addition to our in-person MIT and Harvard students, we also open up the course to a global classroom of virtual listeners. Each year we have grown our vibrant global community, and are thrilled to have you join us!

You can submit an application via the link in my bio, where you can also find Nature Biotechnology and MIT News articles on our global learning model. Last year, for the first time, we worked on a global collaborative phage therapy project, and will work on more global projects together this year!

Come grow (almost) anything with us!

MAS.885: How To Grow (Almost) Anything

Instructors:

Dr. David Kong, Director, Community Biotechnology Initiative (@mitmedialab)
George Church (@george.church), Professor of Genetics (Harvard Medical School)
Joseph Jacobson, Professor (@mitmedialab)

In ‘How to Grow (Almost) Anything,’ experienced bio-enthusiasts and those new to the life sciences alike learn concepts and skills at the cutting edge of bioengineering and > synbio. Each week features a lecture from a global expert in their respective research domain and wet lab skills development, with topics including:

Reading, Writing, & Editing DNA
ProteinDesign
BioProduction
Cell-Free Systems
Microbiome Science & Engineering
Microfluidics & Frugal Science
Lab Automation (@opentrons_)
BioDesign & #Biofabrication
Advanced Imaging Techniques
…and more!

Our faculty have included global pioneers in their fields such as:

Professor Drew Endy (Stanford)
Professor Chris Mason (Cornell)
Professor Manu Prakash (Stanford)
Professor Jef Boeke (NYU)
Dr. Nina Tandon (@epiboneinc)
Dr. Patrick Boyle (@ginkgobioworks)
Dr. Emily LeProust (@twist_bioscience)
Dr. John Glass (J. Craig Venter Institute)
Dr. Megan Palmer (@arpahealth)
Suzanne Lee (@biofabricate)
…and more!

For those with no or limited wet lab experience, please join our virtual Bio Bootcamp held the week of Jan 20 (3 sessions). Indicate your interest in the application!

Here is the link to the Official Student Application From for HTGAA 2025 again.

To get an idea what you can expect, please have a look at the HTGAA 2024 course website.
Submission Deadline is January 19, 2025 at 11:59pm PT! Please apply before that!
Bootcamps will start on January 20th, you will get more info about them after you apply.
The language of the course will be English

BioClub Tokyo will be an official HTGAA 2025 node and we will orgainze Weekly Lecture & Homework Review Sessions again this year. Depending on student interest, we also plan to do the experiment - just like they do at the MIT Media Lab.

If you have any questions about HTGAA@BioClub, please ask them in our Discord.