The Alper Lab strives to perform high-quality, reproducible research to make new tools for synthetic biology and metabolic engineering.
University of Texas, Austin
Joined August 2020
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Join McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering as an assistant professor, tenure-track, starting Fall 2026. Ideal candidates have research connections to biotechnology and/or materials engineering. Learn more, and apply: bit.ly/ChE_AP2025.
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In his lecture "Engineering Biology to Develop a Taste for Waste" at #AIChEAnnual October 29 in San Diego, Hal Alper will address how #metabolic engineering and synthetic biology are improving how we deal with waste. bit.ly/3XD5nt5 @LabAlper #synbio
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In an effort to re-circularize plastic waste in upcycled technologies, @LabAlper of @UTAustin will screen 1000s of untested enzymes that can degrade common plastics. @TexasChE
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New @NatureComms review on the challenges and opportunities for using bio-based approaches to solve the plastics problem. @TexasChE
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Here we discuss challenges and opportunities for biobased degradation of plastics:
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New robust (growth-phase and scale-independent) promoters for S. cerevisiae
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New @NatureComms paper published today on the de novo production of a suite of halogenated molecules produced using E. coli. 26 halogenated compounds produced including many new-to-nature.
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Recently we reported on a co-culture system enabled by Y. lipolytica to produce apigenin and isovitexin.
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We are thrilled to be working with @bit_Biome on a collaboration to find new plastic degrading enzymes and microbes! @soichirotsuda
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A sustainable future is biological. How can we engineer biology to make what we need? We worked with @LabAlper @jgi to explore accelerating biological design with flux enhanced cell-free systems. #syntheticbiology
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Excited to see our collaboration with @MichaelCJewett @JGI published. Here we combine metabolic engineering with cell-free biology to produce pre-optimized, flux enhanced cell extracts for rapid prototyping of pathways
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Our latest @NatureComms paper features a tripartite consortium for producing phenylpropanoids (including eugenol). Modular consortia can overcome enzyme promiscuity limitations. These consortia also work in Engineered Living Materials. @NelsonLabUW @NSF
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Three university teams and an industry performer will take initial steps to lessen risks associated with biomanufacturing capabilities in resource-limited environments, including space, as part of the DARPA B-SURE program #UF #UTAustin #WUSTL #Space_Tango ow.ly/Cwi450OmTrj
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Our lab has been collaborating with the @LabAlper, @NelsonLabUW, and @AyokunleOlan among others to make engineered living materials! Imagine a building material that can photosynthesize, make chemicals, and repair itself! bit.ly/41Atlou
We're excited to announce the publication of our most recent article that utilizes microfluidic droplet screening to identify differential itaconic acid production phenotypes in yeast. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D3LC00020F
Biomanufacturing Blasts Off to Support Space Missions and, Potentially, Life on Other Planets @DARPA @TexasChE @Contreras_Lab cockrell.utexas.edu/news/arc…
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Excellent work led by @gokcealtn in collaboration with @LabAlper!
These nuts and bolts are made of a hydrogel that acts as a scaffold for living cells.
Those cells can change the stiffness of the material via continuous L-DOPA production.
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