Research
New Biotechnology | November 2025
Conditional guide RNA deactivation by mRNA and small molecule triggers in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
William E. Voje (graduate student), James M. Carothers (faculty)
Soft Matter | December 2025
Genetic control of morphological transitions in a coacervating protein template
François Baneyx (faculty), Nada Y. Naser (faculty), William C. Wixson (PhD student) and co-authors
PLOS Computational Biology | January 2026
Evaluating the limitations of Bayesian metabolic control analysis
James M. Carothers (faculty) and co-authors
ACS Nano | January 2026
Leveraging Hydration Forces for Size-Specific Nanoparticle Enrichment with a Redox-Responsive Silica-Binding Elastin-Like Polypeptide
François Baneyx (faculty) and Zhixing Lin (PhD student)
Royal Society of Chemistry | February 2026
An automated sampling workflow for parallel long-term membrane diffusion cell testing
Claire Benstead (PhD student), David S. Bergsman (faculty), Maria Politi (PhD alumni) and Lilo D. Pozzo (faculty)
PLOS Computational Biology | April 2026
A standardized workflow for kinetic metabolic model curation and dissemination
Stella Anastasakis (BS alum), Diego Alba Burbano (PhD student), James M. Carothers (faculty) and co-authors
Biofabrication | April 2026
Bioproduction, bioprotection, and biocontainment in multi-kingdom microbial systems with 3D spatial control
Ava Karanjia (PhD student, Lilo Pozzo (faculty), James M . Carothers (faculty)
ACS Nano | April 2026
Nicotinamide-Loaded Peptoid Nanotubes for Energy Regeneration in Acute Brain Injury
Hui Du (PhD student), Renyu Zheng (PhD candidate), Haoyu Wang (MS alum), Chu-Long Chen (faculty), Elizabeth Nance (faculty) and co-authors
ACS Synthetic Biology | May 2026
Membrane Composition Influences Expression Yield of Plant Cytochrome P450s in E. coli Lysate-Based Cell-Free Systems
Widianti Sugianto (PhD alum), James M. Carothers (faculty)
June 2026
CA-Biositing: A web-based tool supporting the development of a circular bioeconomy in California’s Northern San Joaquin Valley, with open source datamodels, pipeline, webservice.
Dave Beck (faculty) and co-authors
Recognitions
Jorge Marchand won a Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) from the National Institute of Health.
Originally published July 13, 2026