Welcome to the Mehta Lab at Illinois!
Evolution serves as a powerful inspiration for synthetic biology and synthetic immunology. We develop synthetic biology and synthetic immunology approaches for answering fundamental molecular question in biological systems 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 immunology to combat emerging pathogens.
- Engineering selectivity in targeting cancer.