Individual Final Project

\section{Project Overview}

My project explores how synthetic biology can be used to build a neuron-like system for basic computation. Instead of relying on traditional electronics, this idea is inspired by the way real neurons use ionic signals to communicate. Recent work has shown that microscale ionic devices can generate controlled ionic currents and modulate neuronal activity, suggesting that ion-based systems could support biological information processing. :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6} :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}

The goal of this project is to design a synthetic biological unit that receives an ionic input, processes it through a genetic circuit, and produces an output such as fluorescence. In the future, this system could be expanded with memory and network behavior to support neuromorphic computing applications.

\section{Main Aims}

\begin{itemize} \item Build a basic synthetic neuron-like system with ionic input and fluorescent output \item Add threshold and memory behavior for simple computation \item Explore how multiple units could form a biological neuromorphic network \end{itemize}