Our division proudly hosts the annual Stanley Dagley Lectureship Series featuring distinguished scientists in the field including Nobel Laureates.
Faculty and Research Interests
Primary members
| Faculty photo | Faculty research interests |
|---|---|
| Molecular promiscuity and recognition, extremophiles, molecular evolution |
| Secondary metabolism, uncultivated microorganisms, niche microbial expression platforms |
| Protein engineering and evolution of new catalytic activities, ancestral enzyme reconstruction |
| Natural products biosynthesis, synthetic biology, protein engineering, metabolic engineering |
| Burckhard Seelig (Division Director) Biocatalysis, directed evolution, protein engineering, artificial enzymes, origin and evolution of proteins |
| Natural product discovery, metabolic pathway engineering, genetic design |
| Biofuels, enzyme sensors, biodegradation, metalloenzymes |
| Structural enzymology: metal ions & organic co-factors; human disease: cardiovascular, Alzheimers |
Teaching
Faculty from our division teach the following courses related to synthetic biology and biotechnology:
| COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | COURSE DIRECTOR |
|---|---|---|
| BioC 4331 (Spring) | Biochemistry I: Structure, Catalysis, and Metabolism in Biological Systems | Carrie Wilmot |
| BioC 4351/BioC 5351 (Fall) | Protein Engineering | Romas Kazlauskas & Mikael Elias |
| BioC 5352 (Spring) | Biotechnology for Biochemists | Claudia Schmidt-Dannert & Burckhard Seelig |
| BioC 5309 (Spring) | Biocatalysis & Biodegradation | Larry Wackett & Arkady Khodursky |
| BioC 5361 (Fall) | Microbial Genomics & Bioinformatics | Larry Wackett & Arkady Khodursky |
| BioC 8401 (Spring) | Ethics & Public Policies | Burckhard Seelig |