Publications and Media
Research Publications
For an up-to-date list see Google Scholar.
- S Towers, A Kalisz, P Robert, A Higueruelo, F Vianello, MH Tsai, H Steel, J Foerster. Opponent Shaping for Antibody Development, arXiv, 2024 (PDF)
- O Gallup, K Sechkar, S Towers, H Steel. Computational Synthetic Biology Enabled through JAX: A Showcase, ACS Synthetic Biology, 2024 (PDF)
- K Sechkar, H Steel. Model-guided gene circuit design for engineering genetically stable cell populations in diverse applications, bioRxiv, 2024 (PDF)
- T Lee, J Morlock, J Allan, H Steel. Cybernetic control of a natural co-culture, bioRxiv, 2024 (PDF)
- M Corrao, G Abrahams, H Steel. Optimised control of adaptive evolution with competing selective pressures, bioRxiv, 2024 (PDF)
- K Sechkar, H Steel. Combining positive and negative regulation for modular and robust biomolecular control architectures, bioRxiv, 2024 (PDF)
- J James, S Towers, J Foerster, H Steel. Optimisation strategies for directed evolution without sequencing, bioRxiv, 2024 (PDF)
- K Sechkar, H Steel, G Perrino, GB Stan. A coarse-grained bacterial cell model for resource-aware analysis and design of synthetic gene circuits, Nature Communications, 2024 (PDF)
- S Towers, J James, H Steel, I Kempf. Learning-Based Estimation of Fitness Landscape Ruggedness for Directed Evolution, bioRxiv, 2024 (PDF)
- M Denton et al. Integration of pH control into Chi.Bio reactors and demonstration with small-scale enzymatic poly(ethylene terephthalate) hydrolysis, bioRxiv, 2024 (PDF)
- M Gasparek, H Steel, A Papachristodoulou. Deciphering mechanisms of production of natural compounds using inducer-producer microbial consortia, Biotechnology Advances, 2023 (PDF)
- T Lee, H Steel. Cybergenetic control of microbial community composition, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022 (PDF)
- A Sootla et al. Dichotomous Feedback: A Signal Sequestration-based Feedback Mechanism for Biocontroller Design, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 2022 (PDF)
- R Beale et al. OxVent: Design and evaluation of a rapidlymanufactured Covid-19 ventilator, eBioMedicine, 2022 (PDF)
- L Zillig, H Steel. Cells and computers, better together, Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2021 (PDF)
- J Chen, B Lim, H Steel, Y Song, M Ji, W Huang. Redesign of ultrasensitive and robust RecA gene circuit to sense DNA damage, Microbial Biotechnology, 2021 (PDF)
- P Rutten, H Steel, G Hood, V Ramachandran, L McMurtry, B Geddes, A Papachristodoulou, P Poole. Multiple sensors provide spatiotemporal oxygen regulation of gene expression in a Rhizobium-legume symbiosis, PLOS Genetics, 2021 (PDF)
- H Steel, R Habgood, C Kelly, A Papachristodoulou. Chi.Bio: An open-source automated experimental platform for biological science research, PLOS Biology, 2020 (PDF)
- H Steel, A Papachristodoulou. The effect of spatiotemporal antibiotic inhomogeneities on the evolution of resistance, Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2019 (PDF)
H Steel, A Papachristodoulou. Low-burden biological feedback controllers for near-perfect adaptation, ACS Synthetic Biology, 2019 (PDF)
H Steel, A Sootla, N Delalez, A Papachristodoulou. Mitigating Biological Signalling Cross-talk with Feedback Control, Proceedings of the European Control Conference, 2019 (PDF)
J Chen, H Steel, YH Wu, Y Wang, J Xu, CPN Rampley, IP Thompson, A Papachristodoulou, WE Huang. Development of Aspirin-Inducible Biosensors in Escherichia coli and SimCells, Applied Environmental Microbiology, 2019 (PDF)
H Steel, A Sootla, B Smart, N Delalez, A Papachristodoulou. Improving Orthogonality in Two-Component Biological Signalling Systems using Feedback Control, IEEE Control Systems Letters, 2018 (PDF)
C Kelly, A Harris, H Steel, EJ Hancock, JT Heap, A Papachristodoulou. Synthetic negative feedback circuits using engineered small RNAs, Nucleic Acids Research, 2018 (PDF)
H Steel, A Papachristodoulou. Probing Inter-Cell Variability using Bulk Measurements, ACS Synthetic Biology, 2018 (PDF)
H Steel, A Papachristodoulou. Design constraints for biological systems that achieve adaptation and disturbance rejection, IEEE Transactions on Control of Network Systems, 2018 (PDF)
A Harris, C Kelly, H Steel, A Papachristodoulou. The autorepressor: A case study of the importance of model selection, 2017 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2017 (PDF)
H Steel, G Lillacci, M Khammash, A Papachristodoulou. Challenges at the interface of control engineering and synthetic biology, 2017 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2017 (PDF)
H Steel, AWK Harris, AJ Hancock, CL Kelly, A Papachristodoulou. Frequency domain analysis of small non-coding RNAs shows summing junction-like behaviour, 2017 IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2017 (PDF)
T Folliard, B Mertins, H Steel, TP Prescott, T Newport, CW Jones, G Wadhams, T Bayer, JP Armitage, A Papachristodoulou, LJ Rothschild. Ribo-attenuators: novel elements for reliable and modular riboswitch engineering, Scientific Reports, 2017 (PDF)
T Folliard, H Steel, TP Prescott, G Wadhams, LJ Rothschild, A Papachristodoulou. A synthetic recombinase-based feedback loop results in robust expression, ACS Synthetic Biology, 2017 (PDF)
H Steel, A Papachristodoulou. Feedback Control and Synthetic Biology: Constraints on Design, Proceedings of the 2017 IFAC World Congress, 2017 (PDF)
A Aschikhin et al. The FLASHForward Facility at DESY, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, 2016 (PDF)
H Steel, C McKay, D Andersen. Modeling circulation and seasonal fluctuations in perennially ice-covered and ice-walled Lake Untersee, Antarctica, Limnology & Oceanography, 2015 (PDF)
H Steel et al. The internal-external respiratory motion correlation is unaffected by audiovisual biofeedback, Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 2014
D Willson et al. Performance of field scientists undertaking observations of early life fossils while in a simulated space suit, Acta Astronautica, 2013
P Gong, H Steel, P Robinson, Y Qi. Dynamic patterns and their interactions in networks of excitable elements, Physical Review E, 2013
In the Media
- Can robots unravel the mystery of why bacteria are beating our best antibiotics? The Telegraph, 2024
- Transformative solutions to antibiotic resistance, Oxford Shorthand Stories, 2024
- Educating the next generation of AI researchers, Oxford Shorthand Stories, 2023
- Oxford engineers to contribute to US President Biden’s $104M effort to develop transformative solutions to antibiotic resistance , Department of Engineerng Science Spotlight, 2023
- Royal Academy of Engineering names outstanding Young Engineers of the Year , Royal Academy of Engineering, 2023
- Professor Harrison Steel awarded Leverhulme prize for work on engineering new biotechnologies, Oxford Department of Engineering Science Spotlight, 2022
- Automated Biology Is Now an Affordable Reality, Niko McCarty on Medium, 2020
- Dr Harrison Steel is engineering an exciting new path in the world of medicine, Create by Engineers Australia, 2020
- Robots allow scientists a few more hours sleep, ABC Radio National Science Show, 2019
- Academics launch Chi.Bio, an innovative robotic platform for biological science research, Oxford Department of Engineering Spotlight, 2019
- Syd Uni team prepares for blast-off in Utah, ABC Radio National Science Show, 2015
- Syd Uni designer genomes in world competition, ABC Radio National Science Show, 2015