title: Enabling a next generation of synthetic biology community organization and leadership.
abstract: Synthetic biology seeks to make engineering of complex biological functions more efficient, reliable, and predictable. Advancing the process of engineering biology requires community organization and leadership. As synthetic biology matures into a globally significant enterprise, the community needs to enable a next generation of leaders to organize the field's responsible advancement. We discuss key points raised at a community meeting on these issues at SB6.0--the Sixth International Meeting on Synthetic Biology--and highlight opportunities to carry forward the conversation.
authors.affiliation: California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3); Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center (Synberc), University of California Berkeley , 5885 Hollis Street, Emeryville, California 94608, United States.
authors.forename: Megan J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Jewett
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D058615:Synthetic Biology / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends