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Research & Recognition Roundup July 2026

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