Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering
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Transcript of Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering
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Biomolecular and Cellular Engineering
Microbes Enzymes Biomolecules
Metabolic Engineering
Biopolymer Antibody
Nano-Devices, Sensors, Environmental, Biosynthetic and Biomedical Applications
Synthetic Biology
Protein Engineering
Directed Evolution
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Research Interest
Biomolecular Tools
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Artificial Cellulosomes
1. Found in anaerobic microbes 2. Hydrolyze cellulose up to 50-fold faster due to synergy3. Interaction between dockerin to cohesin is species specific
Bayer et al., 2006
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Synthetic Yeast Consortia
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Virus detection and drug discovery
Influenza
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In situ Monitoring of Virus Replication Using Molecular Beacons
Nucleus
UncoatingTranslation
RNA replication
Fixation with para-formaldehyde and permeabilization Triton X-100
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In vivo detection of Coxsackie B6 virus in BGMK cells
PlasDIC (t = 0 min)
PlasDIC (t = 18 hr)
Cells infected with 103 PFU, M.O.I.≈ 0.5 (15 min to 18 hr)
Yeh et al. PNAS, 17522-17525, 2008
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Acknowledgement
9 Graduate Students and 1 Postdoc