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Elina C. Olson

University of California San Diego

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Synthetic Biology· 2 Bioengineering· 1

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Organism:E. coli· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Approach:deep learning· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1

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Adam M. FeistiD· 3 shared Jeff HastyiD· 2 shared Aayush Somani· 1 shared Alyssa Jasmine ChiangiD· 1 shared Andrew LeziaiD· 1 shared Austin C.V. Doughty· 1 shared Bradley S. MooreiD· 1 shared Daniel C. VolkeiD· 1 shared

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Evolved microbial diversity enables combinatoric biosensing in complex environments

Alyssa Jasmine Chiang, Nicholas Csicsery, Richard O’Laughlin, Leo A. Baumgart, Elizabeth Stasiowski, Phuc Nguyen, Austin C.V. Doughty, Myra Ashraf, Raegan Mink, Elina C. Olson, Michael Ferry, Adam M. Feist, Nan Hao, Karsten Zengler, Jeff Hasty

The paper develops a framework using evolved microbial diversity and machine learning to enable combinatoric biosensing of multiple analytes in complex environments.

Cell Systems · Aug 18, 2026Peer-reviewedBioengineering

Growth-coupled microbial biosynthesis of the animal pigment xanthommatin

Leah B. Bushin, Tobias B. Alter, Maria V G Alván-Vargas, Lara Dürr, Elina C. Olson, Mariah J. Avila, Daniel C. Volke, Òscar Puiggené, Tae‐Hwan Kim, Leila F. Deravi, Adam M. Feist, Pablo I. Nikel, Bradley S. Moore

This paper introduces a growth-coupled biosynthesis strategy (GrowBio) for producing xanthommatin, demonstrating its effectiveness in microbial production through engineered Pseudomonas putida.

Nature Biotechnology · Nov 3, 2025Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology

Host evolution improves genetic circuit function in complex growth environments

Joanna T. Zhang, Andrew Lezia, Philip Emmanuele, Muyao Wu, Elina C. Olson, Aayush Somani, Adam M. Feist, Jeff Hasty

This study improves genetic circuit function in E. coli by evolving strains in complex environments using adaptive laboratory evolution.

ACS Synthetic Biology · May 20, 2025Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology