There are many factors that can affect the efficiency of pathways for advanced biofuels such as isobutanol and other value-added chemicals in yeast. Prof.s Solomon's recent publication from his postdoctoral work at UCSB stresses the importance of subcellular localization in protein expression and demonstrates that compartmentalizing non-native enzymes can increase their specific activity.
Prof. Solomon traveled to San Diego to share some findings from his postdoctoral work with gut fungal transporters. Gut fungi express a number of novel transporters that have potential for biotechnology applications. He will also be chairing a session on using synthetic biology and -omics approaches to engineer microbial communities. Ethan Hillman, a 1st year PULSe Microbiology student from Indiana, joins the Solomon Lab for a 2 month rotation. Ethan will be analyzing sequence data to guide future genome-scale engineering projects. Welcome, Ethan!
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