BioDiscovery Tools

RESEARCH PROJECTS:

• Arnold - Novel Thermostable, Highly Active Cellulases by SCHEMA Recombination
• Clegg, Hawker, Johnson, Ruoslahti & Tirrell, M. - Instructive Biomaterials for Stem Cell Differentiation
• Daugherty - Orally Available Microprotein Therapeutics for Pathogen Toxin Neutralization
• Israelachvili & Turner - Fabrication of Hierarchically Structured Devices for Adhesion, Mobile Sensors and Robotics Applications
• Soh - Rapid affinity maturation of aptamer reagents in microfluidic channels
• Tirrell, M. & Morse - Peptide Amphiphile Templates for Templating SiO2 and Other Inorganic Materials
• Tirrell, D. - Non-Canonical Amino Acids in Protein Engineering

OBJECTIVES:
The ICB develops new tools and techniques that accelerate our ability to harness the advantages of biomolecular recognition, signal transduction, self-assembly, multi-functional materials and network structures. These tools broadly catalyze innovation while specifically addressing needs for biological detection, isolation and identification.

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