Chemical engineering and synthetic biology lab, UCR. Tweets are my own
Joined August 2018
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WheeldonLab retweeted
29 Nov 2023
We're developing rules & tools for interkingdom signaling and hiring. Skills in plant/microbial synthetic biology, protein design, or metabolomics desired. cutler@ucr.edu & wheeldon@ucr.edu for info. We’re trying to next-level this ↓ and I’m excited! bit.ly/3N7l8me
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WheeldonLab retweeted
16 Nov 2023
Genetically engineering plants to change colors when they encounter a contaminant could help scientists better understand their needs—and the environment. @cutlersr @LabWheeldon
By @cogcelia @WIREDScience
These Plants Can Sound the Alarm in a Toxic World bit.ly/47pNyzW
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WheeldonLab retweeted
1 Nov 2023
Of course. If you want to pursue a PhD in Plant Biology, application details are here: plantbiology.ucr.edu/graduat…. Fee waivers are available. CEE PhD program application details are here: cee.ucr.edu/academics/gradua…. If you are looking for a postdoc, email Ian or me directly.
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31 Oct 2023
Sean Cutler, @cutlersr, and I are looking for post docs and students to join us on a collaborative project. Email us if you have interests in plant synbio and turning plants into sensors. wheeldon@ucr.edu, cutler@ucr.edu
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WheeldonLab retweeted
30 Oct 2023
Genetically engineering plants to change colors when they encounter a contaminant could help scientists better understand their needs—and the environment. trib.al/5YLIevJ
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WheeldonLab retweeted
23 Oct 2023
We developed a new CID module that can be reprogrammed to bind diverse ligands. It works very well in plants, and we used it to make plant-based biosensors. W/ @LabWheeldon, T. Whitehead, @NusinowLab, @bvolkie, @BeltranJBio, nature.com/articles/s41589-0…
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WheeldonLab retweeted
6 Oct 2022
Applications open for Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology in molecular bacterial plant pathogen interactions in UCR's Microbiology & Plant Pathology Department aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01655 - application deadline by Nov 18 @UCRPlantPath
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Come join us in Riverside!
The Chemical and Environmental Engineering department is looking to fill an open rank faculty position in #biotechnology, #synbio or #metabolicengineering. @UCRBCOE
aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01658
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WheeldonLab retweeted
13 Jul 2022
acCRISPR: An activity-correction method for improving the accuracy of CRISPR screens dlvr.it/STpbcB
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21 Jun 2022
Here is a short piece about our new sensor platform — thanks for this @JulesBernstein
21 Jun 2022
#Scientists have modified #proteins involved in #plants’ natural response to #stress, making them the basis of innovative tests for multiple #chemicals: news.ucr.edu/articles/2022/0… @UCRCNAS @UCRiverside @Plants2011 @cutlersr @NaturePortfolio
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WheeldonLab retweeted
21 Jun 2022
And here's a research briefing that
@LabWheeldon
and I wrote about the paper. rdcu.be/cP4SF
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WheeldonLab retweeted
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18 Apr 2022
Happy to have you back at UCR, thanks for a great visit! @WilfredChen1
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WheeldonLab retweeted
18 Apr 2022
It was a fun trip back to UCR for a seminar. Thanks @LabWheeldon for the invitation.
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WheeldonLab retweeted
24 Feb 2022
We’re highlighting outstanding researchers to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth. We recognize the University of Delaware's Kevin Solomon, whose lab develops cellular technologies that accelerate the sustainable production of fuels, medicines, materials and other value added chemicals
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WheeldonLab retweeted
Happy to announce that we were awarded an @NSF Career Award to further our research into CO2 capture and utilization into hydrocarbons. I am especially thankful for my students (the-sustainable-lab.com/grou…), my partner and daughter whose hugs keeps me going.
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1 Jan 2022
Creamy garlic chicken and pasta;
Maybe something from Melissa Clark?
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WheeldonLab retweeted
9 Nov 2021
Come sign up to be a session chair for Area 15c. Hyatt 110 at 11:15. #AICHE2021 #AIChEAnnual
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1 Oct 2021
Looking to design CRISPR guides for Yarrowia, check out DeepGuide. Great work from Adithya Ramesh, Dipankar Baisya, and Cory Schwartz in a Wheeldon-Lonardi lab collaboration at UCR.
1 Oct 2021
Genome-wide functional screens enable the prediction of high activity CRISPR-Cas9 and -Cas12a guides in Yarrowia lipolytica biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #bioRxiv
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