tyoung@lbl.gov
Education
Ph.D. 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 dioxide.