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Biotherapeutics

Biotherapeutics

This research area focuses on the interface between cell engineering and biomaterial engineering. We are interested in developing novel nanomaterials for vaccines, applying synthetic biology tools to engineer cells for therapeutic applications, and expressing effective proteins for therapeutic interests.

Areas of interest

  • Synthetic Biology  
  • Precision Medicine Engineering  
  • Bionanotechnology for Vaccine Development  
  • Drug Delivery  
  • Tissue Engineering  
  • Biosensors and Diagnostics Development 
  • Protein Engineering

Faculty

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    Anna Duraj-Thatte, Virginia Tech Biological Systems Engineering Faculty
    Anna Duraj-Thatte , bio

    Assistant Professor: Engineered Living Materials, Synthetic Biology, Biomaterials, Therapeutics

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    Ryan Senger, Virginia Tech Department of Biological Systems Engineering Faculty
    Ryan Senger , bio

    Associate Professor: Metabolic engineering, systems biology, synthetic biology

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    Wujin Sun, Virginia Tech Biological Systems Engineering Faculty
    Wujin Sun , bio

    Assistant Professor: Cell and biomaterial engineering, drug delivery systems, tissue engineering, precision medicine

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    Clay Wright, Virginia Tech Department of Biological Systems Engineering Faculty
    Clay Wright , bio

    Associate Professor: Plant Synthetic Biology

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    Chenming (Mike) Zhang, Virginia Tech Department of Biological Systems Engineering Faculty
    Chenming (Mike) Zhang , bio

    Professor and Turner Faculty Fellow: Nanovaccines, Protein Expression, Protein Purification, Vaccine development, Nanotechnology, Biotechnology