“Cell-free systems turn protein synthesis into more of a chemistry problem than a biology problem.”
A recent technology feature in the journal Nature highlighted the work of CBE Professor Matt DeLisa, the William L. Lewis Professor of Engineering and Director of the Cornell Institute of Biotechnology. The story, “How cell-free processes could speed up vaccine development,” discusses the ongoing efforts of bioengineers, including DeLisa and his team, to discover cheaper and easier ways to make proteins and other complex biomolecules. Antibodies, for instance, have become the bread and butter for many pharmaceutical companies, and DeLisa says that the ability to synthesize these molecules using cost-effective cell-free methods would be a “game changer”.
Assistant professor Rong Yang will research a novel approach to ear infection treatment as the recipient of a 2023 Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award. Read more about Yang receives Hartwell award to research ear infection treatment
CBE student Aditi Seshadri won the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow - Prestigious honors from the fellowship program that identifies doctoral students likely to achieve a high... Read more about CBE Student Wins NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Cornell engineers say that pairing crypto mining – notable for consuming carbon-based fuel – with green hydrogen could provide for wider deployment of renewable energy, such as solar and wind power. Read more about Crypto, green hydrogen form ‘dynamic duo’ to thwart climate change
