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The Alper Lab @LabAlper

The Alper Lab strives to perform high-quality, reproducible research to make new tools for synthetic biology and metabolic engineering.

Joined August 2020
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TexasChE@TexasChE
12 Sep 2025
Join McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering as an assistant professor, tenure-track, starting Fall 2026. Ideal candidates have research connections to biotechnology and/or materials engineering. Learn more, and apply: bit.ly/ChE_AP2025.
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A great upcoming conference to attend.
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In his lecture "Engineering Biology to Develop a Taste for Waste" at #AIChEAnnual October 29 in San Diego, Hal Alper will address how #metabolic engineering and synthetic biology are improving how we deal with waste. bit.ly/3XD5nt5 @LabAlper #synbio
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Joint Genome Institute@jgi
24 Jul 2024
In an effort to re-circularize plastic waste in upcycled technologies, @LabAlper of @UTAustin will screen 1000s of untested enzymes that can degrade common plastics. @TexasChE jgi.doe.gov/announcement-csp…
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New @NatureComms review on the challenges and opportunities for using bio-based approaches to solve the plastics problem. @TexasChE doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-4…

Bottlenecks in biobased approaches to plastic degradation

Nature Communications - The way we generate and treat plastic waste is a key consideration in the transition from a take-make-waste model to a truly circular economy. Here, authors discuss their...

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Here we discuss challenges and opportunities for biobased degradation of plastics: doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-4…

Bottlenecks in biobased approaches to plastic degradation

Nature Communications - The way we generate and treat plastic waste is a key consideration in the transition from a take-make-waste model to a truly circular economy. Here, authors discuss their...

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New robust (growth-phase and scale-independent) promoters for S. cerevisiae doi.org/10.1016/j.synbio.202…
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New @NatureComms paper published today on the de novo production of a suite of halogenated molecules produced using E. coli. 26 halogenated compounds produced including many new-to-nature. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-4…

A modular and synthetic biosynthesis platform for de novo production of diverse halogenated...

Nature Communications - De novo fermentation and synthetic pathway construction for halogen-containing molecules remain relatively underexplored. Here, the authors report a mix-and-match co-culture...

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Recently we reported on a co-culture system enabled by Y. lipolytica to produce apigenin and isovitexin. doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2024…
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We are thrilled to be working with @bit_Biome on a collaboration to find new plastic degrading enzymes and microbes! @soichirotsuda bitbiome.bio/news/news-press…
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Michael C. Jewett@MichaelCJewett
30 Oct 2023
A sustainable future is biological. How can we engineer biology to make what we need? We worked with @LabAlper @jgi to explore accelerating biological design with flux enhanced cell-free systems. #syntheticbiology doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2023…
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Excited to see our collaboration with @MichaelCJewett @JGI published. Here we combine metabolic engineering with cell-free biology to produce pre-optimized, flux enhanced cell extracts for rapid prototyping of pathways doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2023…
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Our latest @NatureComms paper features a tripartite consortium for producing phenylpropanoids (including eugenol). Modular consortia can overcome enzyme promiscuity limitations. These consortia also work in Engineered Living Materials. @NelsonLabUW @NSF doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-4…
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DARPA
@DARPA
13 May 2023
Three university teams and an industry performer will take initial steps to lessen risks associated with biomanufacturing capabilities in resource-limited environments, including space, as part of the DARPA B-SURE program #UF #UTAustin #WUSTL #Space_Tango ow.ly/Cwi450OmTrj
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Food and Health @ UC Davis@UCDavisIIFH
26 Apr 2023
Our lab has been collaborating with the @LabAlper, @NelsonLabUW, and @AyokunleOlan among others to make engineered living materials! Imagine a building material that can photosynthesize, make chemicals, and repair itself! bit.ly/41Atlou
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We're excited to announce the publication of our most recent article that utilizes microfluidic droplet screening to identify differential itaconic acid production phenotypes in yeast. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D3LC00020F
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Biomanufacturing Blasts Off to Support Space Missions and, Potentially, Life on Other Planets @DARPA @TexasChE @Contreras_Lab cockrell.utexas.edu/news/arc…

Biomanufacturing Blasts Off to Support Space Missions and, Potentially, Life on Other Planets

As the world's attention has turned back to space travel in recent years, logistics questions about how to pull off long missions, and maybe even someday life o

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DARPA
@DARPA
18 Mar 2023
Three university teams will explore and take initial steps to mitigate risks associated with manufacturing capabilities that rely on biological processes in space as part of the DARPA B-SURE program #UF #UTAustin #WUSTL ow.ly/vLLE50NkweF
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The Nelson Lab@NelsonLabUW
19 Mar 2023
Excellent work led by @gokcealtn in collaboration with @LabAlper!
Advanced Portfolio News@AdvPortfolio
17 Mar 2023
These nuts and bolts are made of a hydrogel that acts as a scaffold for living cells. Those cells can change the stiffness of the material via continuous L-DOPA production. 👉 ow.ly/JM5m50NkbS0
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