GM 3: AI Generated Genomes, Samuel King, Arc Institute

​Ever wondered if AI could design a living organism from scratch?
Curious how machine learning is now designing genomes that work in the lab?

​Join us for an exciting talk by Samuel King, a Stanford Bioengineering PhD student and Arc Institute researcher pioneering the frontier of AI-driven genome design.

​What you’ll learn:

• ​🧬 How Evo2, a breakthrough genome language model, was trained on natural phage sequences to design entirely new viral genomes.

• ​⚡ How Samuel’s team generated and synthesized the world’s first fully AI-designed functional phage—a virus created entirely by machine learning and brought to life in the lab.

• ​🦠 Why these synthetic phages can even outperform natural ones in defeating bacterial resistance.

• ​🌍 What this means for the future of synthetic biology, evolutionary design, and AI-built life forms.

​This landmark work is reshaping how we think about biology itself—turning AI from a tool for analysis into a co-creator of life.

​📅 Tuesday, Nov 18 | 8:00 PM
📍 MLK Building, BNorth 82D