Ian T. Paulsen

Integrating Synthetic Biology, Systems Biology, and Bioprocessing to Advance Terpene Production in Cyanobacteria

Abstract Cyanobacteria act as efficient “solar-powered” cell factories, converting CO2 and light into valuable products while thriving in seawater or wastewater. Cyanobacteria are attractive hosts for terpenoid bioproduction because they natively produce terpene precursors. Our r...

Life beyond 6,000 genes: From sequence to synthesis in a post-genomics era

Abstract The publication of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genome sequence thirty years ago marked a defining shift in modern biology, establishing yeast as the first fully sequenced eukaryotic model cell. Access to a complete reference genome has catalysed a renaissance in experim...