# Longevity Zero to One: Bioengineering / Bioinformatics

- Speakers: [Cat Thu](https://streameth.org/speakers/cat-thu), [Ksenia Winslow](https://streameth.org/speakers/ksenia-winslow)
- Event: [Zuzalu Montenegro 2023 - Longevity 0-1](https://streameth.org/zuzalu/zuzalu_montenegro_2023__longevity_01), Montenegro
- Channel: [Zuzalu](https://streameth.org/zuzalu)
- Date: 2023-05-09
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/65b8f8dea5b2d09b88ec2056

## Description

Session 9: Bioengineering / bioinformatics


This session has two parts. Part 1 covers common topics and challenges in engineering biological systems. Part 2 is an overview of bioinformatics work. Topics:


- Bioengineering overview
- Gene editing
- Gene delivery
- Bioinformatics

About the course


Longevity Zero to One is a course designed to get you from zero biology to a general understanding of the intervention landscape and bottlenecks to progress. We emphasize on helping participants apply their existing skillsets to high-impact areas in longevity.


Attending all sessions is highly recommended.


If you don’t have a biology background, we strongly advise attending the 1st session (General Biology) and 2nd session (Aging Biology). If you do have a background in biology, feel free to skip the 1st session!