Designing our future
Part of the Technical University of Denmark and DTU Bioengineering, the Digital Biotechnology Lab is a research group within the Section for Biologics Engineering. We are passionate about harnessing the power of modern technology to innovate the biotechnological landscape and develop real world solutions for the benefit of society. We focus on leveraging the power of data science, AI, and automation to discover and understand protein-protein interactions with a particular focus on binders, such as antibodies, nanobodies, and minibinders. Specifically, we are interested in (1) building de novo peptide sequencing solutions such as InstaNovo to identify key protein targets, as well as (2) the discovery, AI-design, and engineering of binding proteins. Importantly, this not only allows us to pursue fundamental questions, such as unravelling the core rule set that dictates binder-target interactions and poly- vs mono-specificity, but also translational endeavours, such as discovering cost-effective reagents, diagnostics, and therapeutics within a plethora of areas including toxins, cancer, viral infections, allergy, and bioindustrials.
Core Technologies
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Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (AI & ML)
Transforming protein sequencing and design with AI.
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Life Science Automation
Robotics and automated systems enabling high-throughput discovery.
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Quantum Computing
Leveraging quantum power for novel protein solutions.
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Display Technologies
Creating immersive tools to visualise and analyse protein structures.
Application Areas
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Toxin Inhibitors
Designing molecules to neutralise venom and toxins, such as snakebites.
Cancer Immunotherapy
Developing binders to guide immunotherapy for specific tumour targets.
Enzyme Inhibitors
Crafting proteins to enhance detergents and industrial processes.
Affinity Reagents
Designing reagents to facilitate research and diagnostic workflows.
Anti-Virals
Engineering binders to
combat diseases like malaria.
Biothreat Defences
Rapidly generating countermeasures for emerging biological threats.
Recent Media
The future of antibody discovery: BTN & Sartorius Panel Discussion
JOIN US
At the Digital Biotechnology Lab we are always excited to hear from passionate scientists and students who have an interest in joining our research group. We welcome everyone across ages, nationalities, cultures, genders, and experience levels.
If you would like to join our lab, please follow these guidelines:
FOR ASPIRING INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS
If you are interested in joining our group as an intern or volunteer and would like to conduct research and learn new techniques, please send the following to tpaje@dtu.dk:
Letter of motivation (max 1 page)
CV
Grade transcripts
Be aware that funding is generally not available to support travel or accommodation expenses for students coming from abroad. Exceptions generally only apply to students/graduates from close collaborators.
FOR BSC AND MSC STUDENTS
If you are interested in joining our group during your bachelor or master studies and would like to conduct a research project (bachelor, master, or special project), please send the following to tpaje@dtu.dk:
Letter of motivation (max 1 page)
CV
Grade transcripts
Be aware that no funding is available to support travel or accommodation expenses for students coming from abroad.
FOR ASPIRING PHD STUDENTS
When available, fully funded PhD positions are posted on https://www.dtu.dk/english/about/job-and-career/vacant-positions. These positions will also be advertised on Twitter on @TimothyPJenkins. If no open positions are listed here, none are available.
If you are interested in joining as a PhD student within our group and have secured your own funding, please send the following to tpaje@dtu.dk:
Letter of motivation (max 1 page)
CV
Grade transcripts
FOR POSTDOCS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS
When available, fully funded postdoc positions are posted on https://www.dtu.dk/english/about/job-and-career/vacant-positions. These positions will also be advertised on Twitter on @TimothyPJenkins. If no open positions are listed here, none are available!
If you are interested in working as a postdoc within our group and have either already obtained or intend to obtain your own funding by preparing a fellowship application to a funding agency, please send the following to tpaje@dtu.dk:
Letter of motivation (max 1 page)
CV