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Liangcheng Du<\/strong><\/p>\n

PhD, Royal Vet and Ag University, Copenhagen, Denmark<\/p>\n

Postdoc, University of California, Davis<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Research in the Du group is at the interface of chemistry and biology. Specifically, we are studying the molecular mechanisms by which organisms (bacteria, fungi and plants) make structurally complex, biologically active natural products. Our goal is to use this knowledge to produce new bioactive products through genetic engineering. The studies involve tools and knowledge from biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, and chemistry.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Vishakha Jayasekera<\/strong><\/p>\n

BS, Institute of Chemistry Ceylon<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Genome mining for new bioactive natural products; molecular mechanisms for biosynthesis and regulation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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PhD Student<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Nike Idowu<\/strong><\/p>\n

Osun State University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Molecular mechanisms for transport and biosynthesis of bioactive natural products.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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PhD Student<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Shankar Ganesh<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0BS, MS, Amrita University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Metabolic engineering of biosynthetic gene clusters for new antibiotics and pathogenicty-related natural products.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Pinky Chowdhury<\/strong><\/p>\n

BS, University of Chittagong; MS, Konkuk University<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Synthetic biology in Lysobacter <\/i>to produce new cyclic lipodepsipeptide antibiotics.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Ruth Sesi<\/strong><\/p>\n

BS, University of Cape Coast<\/p>\n

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Genome mining for new bioactive natural products.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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PhD Student<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Chisheng Zhu<\/strong><\/p>\n

MS, Chinese Academy of Sciences<\/p>\n

BS, Ocean University of China<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Molecular mechanisms for biosynthesis and regulation of new bioactive natural products.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Shijin Hao<\/strong><\/p>\n

University of Nebraska-Lincoln<\/p>\n

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Lysobacter<\/em> Phenazines as Emerging Biocontrol Agents of Plant Diseases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Maura Ryan<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saint Mary’s College Notre Dame<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

Investigating mechanism by which type IV secretion system controls the antibiotic HSAF production in Lysobacter enzymogenes<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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