Education and research are major interests of the CBB. Currently, the predoctoral program supports nine fellows. These fellowships provide interdisciplinary research training that focuses on the applications of engineering, physics, chemistry, mathematics, biochemistry, and biology to those areas of research related to biotechnology. Faculties from the physical, engineering, and biological sciences support a curriculum that bridges these disciplines, essential for biotechnology training programs.
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Some examples of the Center’s world-class research are listed below: |
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Biocatalyst discovery and application including extremophiles, oxygenases, oxidases |
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Bioremediation including catabolic enzymes and phytoremediation |
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Biosensors |
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Biotransformation, biodegradation including aromatic degradation pathways, xenobiotic metabolism |
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Enzyme catalysis, structure and mechanism including alcohol dehydrogenases, nucleases, thermostable enzymes, dioxygenases, carboxylic acid reductases |
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Fermentation and bioseparations |
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Natural product structure, synthesis, function; chemoenzymatic synthesis, biosynthesis; polysaccharides |
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Protein structure and function, Protein-ligand interactions |
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Signaling and regulation |