Combining Chemistry, Synthetic Biology, and Molecular Evolution to Uncover New Catalysts and Therapeutics
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A Diverse and Collaborative Group
Our passionate team of scientists and engineers represents unique backgrounds, areas of expertise, and global perspectives. We’re unified by our shared vision of making breakthroughs to improve humanity’s quality of life and establish strategies to address pressing problems in sustainability and medicine
Addressing Pressing Problems To Safeguard Our Collective Future
We distill global problems down to molecular events that, if addressed, would have a considerable and positive impact on our planet. We apply our extensive repertoire of research approaches to target and affect those molecular events.
Addressing Climate Change
Using Synthetic Biology Strategies
Discovering Next-Generation Antibiotics
For Personalized Medicines
Creating Artificial Enzymes
For Sustainable Biomanufacturing
Transforming Precision Medicine
With Rapid Therapeutics Development
Recent Publications
Natural and Engineered Precision Antibiotics in the Context of Resistance
Johnston, CW, Badran AH.
Current Opinion in Chemical Biology 2022 — PDF
DeBenedictis E*, Carver GD*, Chung C, Söll D, Badran AH.
Nature Communications 2021 PDF / SI
Highlighted at The Scripps Research Institute and Phys.Org.