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 […]
Woojoo Eunice Kim
wekim@lbl.gov Education PhD Chemistry, University of California, San Diego MS Chemistry, University of California, San Diego BS Chemistry, Sogang University, Korea I have a background in chemical biology studying protein-protein interactions in carrier protein dependent pathways. My research goal in the Keasling laboratory is to utilize polyketide synthases to produce commodity chemicals using […]
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.
Elias Englund
Postdoc eliasenglund@lbl.gov Education PhD Microbial Chemistry, Uppsala University MS Molecular Biology, Uppsala University Research I work as a postdoctoral researcher with a background in metabolic engineering and synthetic biology. I am currently working on repurposing polyketide synthases to generate commodity chemicals. Google Scholar
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 […]
Bo Pang
Postdoc bopang@lbl.gov Education PhD Organic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry BS Chemistry, Ocean University of China Research My goal is to engineer polyketide synthases (PKS) to produce commodity chemicals and drug molecules in Streptomyces. For this I have focused on host engineering and synthetic biology tools development. I am also interested in revealing the mechanism […]