The 3rd student-driven
Sustainability and Synthetic Biology Conference

“Modern sustainability is the integration of the environment, people, and the economy”
– Leproust, 2022
April 11th, 2025
11:30-17:30
3610 Rue University WONG1030
Montreal QC Canada
McGill University
Program
11:30 – 11:40
Welcome & Networking
11:40 – 12:20
Agriculture
- Engineering Corn for Natural Pesticide Biosynthesis
- Synthetic Nodule-Like Structures in Cereals Using CRISPR-Cas9
12:20 – 13:20
Health
- Probiotics for Preventative Dentistry
- Engineering Steroidogenic Organoids for Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Microbiome Engineering for Improved Gut Health
13:20 – 14:00
Industry
- Engineering Autotrophic S. cerevisiae via Optimized Directed Endosymbiosis
- Engineering Lactobacillus for Lactose-Free Dairy Production
14:00 – 14:30
Break – Voting Begins
14:30 – 15:30
15:30 – 16:00
Students Lead the Field
- Nucleate Canada – Dan Voicu

- McGill iGEM 2025 – Nicholas da Costa Bastidas, Lucas Elliott & Mia Bhatia

16:00
Award announcement
16:10
Networking & Goodbye Party