Visiting Professors
Research Professor at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
CINVESTAV, PhD, 2011
CINVESTAV, MsC, 2006
Research Interests
- Synthesis of biopolymers from bacteria as a replacement for petroleum-derived polymers
- Developing strategies for the synthesis of steroids using PHA-beads in Cupriavidus necator
Research Scientists
University of Toronto, PhD, 1997
University of Toronto, MSc, 1993
Research Interests
- Developing and validating a toxicology assay that could be used to evaluate imported chicken jerky treats and other foods
- Creating a library of phenotypic signatures for toxicants and antibiotics suspected of contaminating imported chinese jerky treat
Postdoctoral Associates
University of Massachusetts Amherst, PhD, 2014
Northwestern University, BS, 2008
Research Interests
- Developing novel single-domain antibodies for the detection of food and water contaminants
- Developing absorption and toxicity screens based on known poultry farming practices in China to determine currently active unsolved adulteration in Chinese chicken exports
- Creating and optimizing new tools for editing the Corynebacterium glutamicum genome
University of Leipzig and UFZ, PhD, 2016
Texas A&M University, MSc, 2008
Research Interests
- Novel strategies for developing genetic tools for fatty acid production
- Genetically engineering Corynebacterium glutamicum to produce medium chain fatty acids (MCFA)
- Determining enzyme activity and metabolite production in correlation with fatty acid production
South China University of Technology, PhD, 2018
South China University of Technology, BS, 2012
Research Interests
- Engineering Corynebacterium glutamicum to produce α-carotene
- Creating and optimizing new tools for editing the Corynebacterium glutamicum genome
- Creating a minimal genome of Corynebacterium glutamicum
Graduate Students
University of Toronto, Hon. B.Sc., 2012
Research Interests
- Rational design of PET-degrading enzymes for industrial processes
- Directed in vitro and in silico evolution of enzymes
- Engineering protein production in cyanobacteria
Lab Manager
SUNY Albany, MS, 2009
SUNY Albany, BS, 2007
Research Interests
- Engineering Corynebacterium glutamicum to produce shikimate and other high value aromatic compounds
- Creating synthetic biological tools to optimize product formation and reduce cost
Administrative Assistant