We are interested in discovering, advancing, and applying principles from biochemistry and chemical engineering to address challenges in chemical bioproduction and chemical detection. Within the chemical bioproduction space, we focus on programing biological systems to efficiently convert renewable feedstocks into value-added chemicals. Within the chemical detection space, we specialize in engineering G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR)-based sensors, in particular olfactory receptors, for biomedical and biotechnology applications.
We also accepts students from the BioEngineering Program, the Bioinformatics Program, and the Paper Science & Engineering Program.
Latest Publications
Latest News
September 2024
- The lab welcomes Katie Swanson as an undergraduate student researcher
May 2024
- McKenna’s Current Opinion on Technologies for the discovery of GPCR-targeting biologics is out!
April 2024
- McKenna passes her Ph.D. candidacy exam. Congratulations!
- Ray wins a NASA Space Technology Graduate Fellowship. Congratulations!
March 2024
- Amisha passes her Ph.D. candidacy exam. Congratulations!
January 2024
- Haden wins a President’s Undergraduate Research Award. Congratulations!
- Sonia joins the group as an undergraduate student researcher. Welcome!
November 2023
- Prarthana wins a BioInformatics GRA fellowship. Congratulations!
- Sara joins the group as a 1st year Chemistry student. Welcome!
September 2023
- Prarthana joins the group as a 1st year BioInformatics student. Welcome!
- Ryan joins the group as a 1st year Chemistry student. Welcome!
August 2023
- Paola is awarded a GAANN fellowships in Biochemistry and Biophysics. Congratulations!
- Akshita wins a BioInformatics GRA fellowship. Congratulations!
- Dr. Peralta-Yahya presents at the ACS Fall 2023 Annual Meeting
July 2023
- Amisha and Paola present their research at the GRC Protein Engineering
- Ray presents their research at the GRC Synthetic Biology