SOLOMON LAB FOR SYSTEMS/SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY

The Solomon Lab develops cellular technologies that accelerate the sustainable production of fuels, medicines, materials, and other value added chemicals
Cells produce proteins and enzymes that hold great promise to provide the energy, materials, and medicines of tomorrow in a sustainable manner. Our research leverages approaches from systems biology and synthetic biology to create next generation tools that accelerate the development of cellular platforms, and applies protein engineering and metabolic engineering techniques to create production platforms for various products. 
Applications include:
  • Lignocellulosic biofuels
  • Plastic upcycling
  • Vaccine development
  • Nanomaterial synthesis
  • Commodity chemical production
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News

​Preprints

  1. Biological polyethylene deconstruction initiated by oxidation from DyP peroxidases
  2. Hydrophobins from Aspergillus mediate fungal interactions with microplastics​

Recent Publications

  1. Revisiting the activity of two poly(vinyl chloride)- and polyethylene-degrading enzymes
  2. Biological Upcycling of Plastic Waste
  3. Prokaryotic argonautes for in vivo biotechnology and molecular diagnostics
  4. Engineering Alkaline-Stable Barley Stripe Mosaic Virus-Like Particles for Efficient Surface Modification​
  5. A genetic engineering toolbox for the lignocellulolytic anaerobic gut fungus Neocallimastix frontalis