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Evolution serves as a powerful inspiration for synthetic biology. We develop synthetic biology approaches for answering fundamental biological questions and for developing novel translational platforms for human health.

Key Areas of Current Research:

  • Directed endosymbiosis (cell within a cell system) for evolutionary studies and synthetic biology.
  • Directed evolution and synthetic biology to combat emerging pathogens. 
  • Engineering selectivity in targeting cancer.

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