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Our lab uses genetic engineering to expand the kinds of chemistry that microbes can perform.
We perform fundamental and applied research related to industries ranging from chemical manufacturing to healthcare.
We are part of the Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department, the Chemistry-Biology Interface Program, and the Center for Plastics Innovation at the University of Delaware. We are also affiliated with the Delaware Biotechnology Institute and the Delaware Environmental Institute, and we are members of the Engineering Biology Research Consortium.
We perform fundamental and applied research related to industries ranging from chemical manufacturing to healthcare.
We are part of the Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department, the Chemistry-Biology Interface Program, and the Center for Plastics Innovation at the University of Delaware. We are also affiliated with the Delaware Biotechnology Institute and the Delaware Environmental Institute, and we are members of the Engineering Biology Research Consortium.
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Metabolic Engineering
Genome Engineering
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Protein Engineering
Synthetic Biology
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Imagine a future where everything needed for society can be grown from just sunlight and CO2, and where engineered cells inside your body have an augmented ability to sense and respond to disease. By expanding the chemistry capable in living systems, we can produce chemicals sustainably and achieve breakthroughs in diagnostics and treatments. Join our team and help us bring this future closer to reality.
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Apr 2022:
Congrats to Amanda Forti and undergraduate lab member Sean Wirt for being awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship! Congrats to undergraduate lab member Ishika Govil for being awarded the Barry Goldwater Scholarship! Aditya was honored to be awarded a 2022 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award. Jan 2022: Congrats to Michaela for being awarded a GAANN Fellowship for Inclusive Teaching! Congrats to Neil on being selected for the Philadelphia Section of the Nucleate Start-Up Mentoring Program! Nov 2021: Welcome new PhD students! Avaniek Cabales D'Jana Wyllis Aditya was honored to be awarded the 2021 Langer Prize. Aug 2021: Welcome to our first post-doc Priyanka Nain! Congrats to Neil on being accepted for the NSF I-Corps Sites program and the ACS BIOT Tank pitch competition! Jun 2021: Chris Mayhugh and Shelby Anderson joined the lab after their CBI rotations - welcome! Congratulations to graduates of the lab - Soumili, Ryan, and Nathan! Congrats to Michaela for being awarded the Fraser & Shirley Russell Teaching Fellowship, Sunny for receiving an AIChE award for outstanding graduate student leadership, and Neil and Morgan for Outstanding TA awards! Nov 2020: Welcome new PhD students! Roman Dickey Amanda Forti Madan Gopal Sep 2020: Aditya is honored to be included among the 2020 AIChE 35 Under 35 Cohort. Mar 2020: Neil and Morgan both earn Honorable Mentions on their NSF GRFP submissions - congratulations!! Jan 2020: Aditya joined the Engineering Biology Research Consortium Dec 2019: Soumili Chattopadhyay joined the lab - welcome Soumili! Dec 2019: Morgan's review on biosynthesis of nonstandard chemical functional groups is accepted - congrats! Oct 2019: Neil's review on CARs is accepted - congrats! May 2019: Michaela Jones joined the lab after her CBI rotation - welcome Michaela! Feb 2019: Aditya was awarded an ELBI (Biosecurity) Fellowship Jan 2019: Lab opening Nov 2018: Welcome new PhD students - Neil Butler Sunny Sen Morgan Sulzbach |
