Melika Tajipour Presents at AIChE
SMARC trainee Melika Tajipour, from Mark Mba-Wright’s Laboratory at Iowa State University presented research on the techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment of synthetic spider silk production from E. coli at AIChE conference in San Diego, CA.
Turning bacteria into bioplastic factories (Links to an external site)
In a world overrun by petroleum-based plastics, scientists are searching for alternatives that are more sustainable, more biodegradable and far less toxic to the environment.
SMARC faculty members awarded Fall 2024 Here & Next Seed Grants
SMARC faculty members, Marcus Foston, Arpita Bose, Dino Christenson, Mary Ruppert-Stroescu and Fuzhong Zhang have received awards from the Fall 2024 Here and Next Seed Grant Program,
Fluctuating cellular energy drives microbial bioproduction (Links to an external site)
Zhang’s lab explores ATP’s role in biomanufacturing
To solve the plastics problem, St. Louis scientists are turning to nature (Links to an external site)
At Washington University, SMARC focuses on nature-inspired solutions that might reduce plastic.
Taking team science to plastic pollution – Interview with Marcus Foston (Links to an external site)
In April, $3.6 million, interdisciplinary center to develop nature-inspired alternatives to plastics for widespread application launched at Washington University in St Louis.
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