Julius and James recently shared with Benchling, a life science data management and collaboration platform, the conceptual design and implementation of small transcription activating RNAs (STARs). The minisite details how terminator structures in biology are used to halt transcription and how they can be cleverly reconfigured to attenuate or activate transcription upstream of a geneContinue reading “Benchling minisite details the use of STARs for transcriptional control.”
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The Lucks Lab and Northwestern featured prominently at the EBRC fall retreat!
Julius and Khalid recently attended the inaugural retreat of the Engineering Biology Research Consortium (EBRC) held at Caltech. EBRC (https://www.ebrc.org) aims to be the leading organization in the field of synthetic biology, showcasing cutting-edge research, identifying and addressing global challenges in the field, and building an inclusive community of students, trainees, academics, government and industryContinue reading “The Lucks Lab and Northwestern featured prominently at the EBRC fall retreat!”
STARs Win Best New Basic Part Award at iGEM 2016 Competition!
Congratulations to the iGEM team at Imperial College who managed to win the Grand Prize at this years iGEM competition for their “ecolibrium” project that we recently featured on our website. @imperialigem wins the Grand Prize at #iGEM2016 #GiantJamboree! Congratulations! You guys are some real STARs! https://t.co/4i9ayYM3Nh — The Lucks Lab (@LucksLab) October 31, 2016Continue reading “STARs Win Best New Basic Part Award at iGEM 2016 Competition!”
Our paper on Cotranscriptional SHAPE-Seq is published!
Kyle, Eric, and Angela’s paper “Cotranscriptional Folding of a Riboswitch at Nucleotide Resolution” is online in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology and a featured news story through Northwestern. With the development of cotranscriptional SHAPE-seq, this paper marks a milestone in RNA biology as the first strategy for the measurement of nascent RNA structure at nucleotide resolution. ForContinue reading “Our paper on Cotranscriptional SHAPE-Seq is published!”
SEED 2016 presentation featured on PLOS Synthetic Biology blog
In the weeks before officially moving to the Chicagoland area, the Lucks Lab attended the 2016 SEED (Synthetic Biology: Engineering, Evolution & Design) conference, held in the historic Hilton Chicago. As part of receiving the ACS Synthetic Biology Young Investigator Award, Julius presented a research seminar on the groups latest work, a technological advancement toContinue reading “SEED 2016 presentation featured on PLOS Synthetic Biology blog”
Imperial iGEM team uses STARs!
Congratulations to the Imperial College London 2016 iGEM team for using Small Transcription Activating RNAs (STARs) regulators in their project – ecolibrium! Their project looks at developing a framework and new tools for engineering co-cultures of bacteria. We’re honored that they choose to use STARs and the power of RNA for their project. Check outContinue reading “Imperial iGEM team uses STARs!”
Eric Strobel wins “Best Talk” award at Rustbelt RNA Meeting!
Eric and Julius recently attended the 18th Annual Rustbelt RNA Meeting in Cleveland. Eric had the opportunity to present a short talk on his latest work on SHAPE-Seq technology and was later presented with the award for best talk! Congratulations Eric!
The Lucks Lab moves to Northwestern University
The entire Lucks Lab for RNA Engineering has recently moved to Northwestern University! The lab joins the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering in the McCormick School of Engineering and joins Danielle Tullman Ercek’s group as the newest members of Northwestern’s Center for Synthetic Biology, which aims to program biological systems to solve big problems.Continue reading “The Lucks Lab moves to Northwestern University”
Khalid K. Alam joins as a postdoctoral fellow!
The Lucks Lab for RNA Engineering is excited to announce that Khalid K. Alam has joined the lab as the newest postdoctoral fellow! Khalid recently completed his PhD work on aptamer evolution and engineering from the Burke Lab at the University of Missouri, and supplements the Lucks Lab’s expertise on the rational design ofContinue reading “Khalid K. Alam joins as a postdoctoral fellow!”
Julius Wins ACS Synthetic Biology Young Investigator Award!
Julius was named the recipient of the 2016 ACS Synthetic Biology Young Investigator Award. Established in 2014, the award recognizes the contribution of a scientist who has made a major impact on the field of synthetic biology, early in their career. Julius was presented with the award and gave a talk on the latest researchContinue reading “Julius Wins ACS Synthetic Biology Young Investigator Award!”
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