tyoung@lbl.gov Education PhD in Physical Chemistry, University of California, Los Angeles B.S. in Biochemistry, Chemistry, University of Washington Research I am engineering polyketide synthases to produce commodity chemicals. In particular, I am developing niche fuels containing poly-cyclopropane units. I am also interested in creating autotrophic microbial chassis that can produce such chemical products from carbon […]
Namil Lee
NamilLee@lbl.gov Education PhD in Bioengineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology M.S. in Bioengineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology B.S. in Biological Sciences, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Research My primary research goal is designing and engineering retrobiosynthesis machinery for novel compound production. Also, I’m interested in systematic approaches for […]
Sarah Klass
sklass@berkeley.edu Education Emory University, Atlanta GA, B.S University of California Berkeley, Ph.D. Research With a chemistry and chemical biology background, my focus has been on chemically and genetically modifying natural protein structures for advanced material functions. During my Ph.D. in the Francis lab at UC Berkeley, I studied the impact of sequence modification on intrinsically […]
Guangxu Lan
Education PhD Chemistry, University of Chicago BS Chemistry, Peking University Research My primary goal is to engineer polyketide synthases (PKSs) for production of lubricants. Working with our computational biologists, I will identify candidate enzymes for engineering. I will also assist in developing a host strain that catabolizes medium and long chain alkanes and fatty acids […]
Graham Hudson
Education PhD Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign B.S. Biochemistry, Saint Louis University Research Graham is a chemical biologist working as a postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley for Dr. Jay Keasling. Graham earned his B.S. in Biochemistry from Saint Louis University during which he performed research in the lab of Prof. Brent Znosko and investigated […]
Vayu Maini Rekdal
Miller Institute Postdoctoral Fellow vayu.mr@gmail.com Education PhD Biochemistry, Harvard University BA Biology and Chemistry summa cum laude, Carleton College Research Vayu’s first experiments were done in the kitchen of his multicultural home in Stockholm, Sweden. He initially moved to the U.S. to work in restaurants, but the flavors, textures, and sensations of the kitchen eventually […]
Seokjung Cheong
scheong@lbl.gov Postdoc Research I am a postdoctoral research with metabolic engineering background, and my current research goal in Keasling Lab is to produce commodity chemicals through engineered polyketide synthases (PKSs) in microbes like E. coli and Streptomyces. I am also interested in designing and developing de novo biosynthetic pathways for productions of fuels and chemicals. […]
Zilong Wang
zilongwang@lbl.gov Education PhD Biotechnology, National University of Singapore, Singapore MS Biology, Sun Yat-sen University (Zhongshan University), China Research My background is on the structural & functional study of polyketide synthase (PKS) and its engineering. One of my focus is on the biosynthesis with chimeric PKS to produce valuable compounds. We use synthetic biology to effectively […]
Robert Bertrand
Education BSc in Biochemistry at the University of Winnipeg PhD in Natural Products Chemistry at the University of Manitoba Research Developing high-energy polyketide biofuels.
“Dan” Qingyun Dan
qdan@lbl.gov Education: Ph.D. Biochemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor B.S. Biological Sciences, Peking University Research interests: My primary research goal in the Keasling lab is to understand PKS/NRPS biochemistry and structure for bioproduction of useful chemicals. I am also interested in identifying and characterizing novel biochemical pathways in nature. Google Scholar Linkedin
Yuzhong Liu
lyuzhong@berkeley.edu Education PhD Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley BS Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Research Coming from a chemistry background, I would like to synthesize biomolecules that are difficult to make by means of traditional chemical synthesis, as well as to understand the enzymatic pathways at a molecular level. I am also interested in […]
Jing Huang
Postdoc JingHuang@lbl.gov Education PhD Biology, Tsinghua University BS Biotechnology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology Research My primary goal is to express and assemble engineered biocatalysts inside cells and use them to synthesize unnatural products. In addition, I am also interested in the development of transcriptional factor based biosensors.
Amin Zargar
Postdoc azargar@berkeley.edu Education PhD Bioengineering, University of Maryland College Park MS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland College Park BS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Research Amin is a chemical and biomedical engineer working as a postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley for Dr. Jay Keasling. First introduced to research as an […]