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Jaewan Jang

University of Toronto

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:protein structure· 2 Organism:E. coli· 1 Research Focus:protein design· 1 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 1 Organism:yeast· 1

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G. Andrew WoolleyiD· 2 shared Kun TangiD· 2 shared Maruti UppalapatiiD· 2 shared Matias Daniel ZurbriggeniD· 2 shared Emmanouil AlexisiD· 1 shared Endri Yzellari· 1 shared Giang N. T. LeiD· 1 shared Hannes Michael BeyeriD· 1 shared

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Multichromatic Dynamic Control of Multi-Membered Microbial Consortia Compositions for Chemical Production

Jaewan Jang, Emmanouil Alexis, Sebastián Espinel‐Ríos, Endri Yzellari, Tiara N. Safaei, José L. Avalos‬

This paper develops a light-controlled microbial consortium system to dynamically adjust population composition and boost chemical production.

bioRxiv · Sep 29, 2026 · PreprintSynthetic Biology

Red-light-only control of protein-protein interactions using a cyanobacteriochrome (UNICYCL)

Giang N. T. Le, P. Maximilian M. Reed, Jaewan Jang, Kun Tang, Matias Daniel Zurbriggen, Maruti Uppalapati, G. Andrew Woolley

This paper introduces a small red-light-responsive system for controlling protein-protein interactions using a cyanobacteriochrome, showing a >25-fold decrease in binding affinity under red light.

ACS Central Science · Jan 20, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry

Green, orange, red, and far-red optogenetic tools derived from cyanobacteriochromes

Jaewan Jang, Kun Tang, Jeffrey Youn, Sherin McDonald, Hannes Michael Beyer, Matias Daniel Zurbriggen, Maruti Uppalapati, G. Andrew Woolley

The paper develops optogenetic tools that control protein-protein interactions using light in multiple colors by engineering binders for different states of cyanobacteriochromes.

Nature Methods · Feb 23, 2023Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology