Biocomputing and Logic Circuits for Sustainable Agriculture with Sarah Guizhiou

​Can we program how plants grow? In this talk, Dr. Sarah Guiziou will explore how advanced recombinase and integrase genetic tools let researchers record gene expression with single-cell resolution, and, in turn, engineer plant development itself.

​She'll share how her lab uses cellular logic circuits to shape plant root architecture and optimize plant-microbe interactions, opening the door to climate-resilient solutions for sustainable agriculture.

​Join us to discover how the future of crop engineering lies at the intersection of biocomputing, synthetic biology, and plant development.

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Speaker's bio

​Dr. Sarah Guiziou is a Group Leader at the Earlham Institute in Norwich, UK, where she pioneers the application of engineering biology to plant development and plant-microbe interactions.

​She earned her PhD in Synthetic Biology from the University of Montpellier and completed a four-year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Washington before returning to the Earlham Institute, where she previously served as a Career Development Fellow.

​Her research focuses on engineering plant root architecture and developing advanced integrase-based genetic circuits and DNA recorders for cell lineage tracing in Arabidopsis. A strong advocate for community building and diversity in STEM, Dr. Guiziou drives collaborative regional networks, leading initiatives like Norwich Engineering Biology Day and supporting mentorship platforms such as Black in Plant Science UK.