N. C. Martinez-Gomez

This study introduces a synthetic protein, GLamouR, that binds and reports gadolinium, showing potential for bioremediation and detection of rare earth elements.

This study demonstrates a scalable bio-platform using Methylobacterium extorquens to recover critical metals from complex waste sources without harsh chemicals.

The paper isolates methylotrophic bacteria from soybean leaves using lanthanides and finds that closely related strains show metabolic diversity and differential lanthanide dependence.

The paper identifies and characterizes methylolanthanin, the first known lanthanide-specific metallophore, revealing its structure, biosynthesis, and role in lanthanide acquisition by bacteria.

Methylothon is a high school research module on microbiology and bioinformatics using pink bacteria, offering both in-person and remote versions with bioinformatics tools and community science participation.

This paper describes the genetic engineering of methylotrophic bacteria to utilize gadolinium for growth, demonstrating potential for safer gadolinium-based contrast agents and recovery from waste.

This study identifies gene products involved in lanthanide transport and methanol metabolism in Methylorubrum extorquens AM1, revealing mechanisms for lanthanide acquisition, storage, and their impact on methanol oxidation.