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Our lab uses genetic engineering to expand the kinds of chemistry that microbes can perform.
By creating new possibilities in microbial chemistry, we strive to solve applied problems in industries ranging from energy 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.
By creating new possibilities in microbial chemistry, we strive to solve applied problems in industries ranging from energy 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.
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Protein EngineeringSynthetic 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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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 Morgan! Oct 2019: Neil's review on CARs is accepted - congrats Neil! 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 Sabyasachi Sen Morgan Sulzbach |