iGEM and Open-Source Infrastructure for Botanical Chassis (with Marilene Pavan)

​To unlock the full potential of plant synthetic biology, researchers need more than just advanced laboratory techniques, they need standardised, reproducible, and open-source foundation tools. In this lecture, Marilene Pavan introduces the strategic initiatives driving the new iGEM Technology Committee’s Plant Thrust.

​Drawing on over two decades of experience across metabolic engineering and bio-automation, Marilene will highlight how iGEM is reshaping plant synbio from the ground up. She will explore the development of open-source genetic tools, specialised plant registries, and FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data standards designed to lower barriers to entry and empower the global community to engineer next-generation botanical chassis with high precision and reliability.

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Speaker Bio

​Marilene Pavan

​Director of Technology, iGEM Foundation

​Marilene Pavan is the Director of Technology at the iGEM Foundation and a PhD candidate in the Bioenergy Program at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. With over two decades of international experience bridging metabolic engineering, laboratory automation, and biotech innovation, she currently drives the long-term technical vision and data infrastructure for the global synthetic biology community.