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John P. Davies

United States Army Combat Capabilities Development CommandORCID 0000-0001-9873-6830Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Matthew W. LuxiD· 3 shared Aleksandr E. MiklosiD· 2 shared Ashty S. KarimiD· 2 shared Daniel A. PhillipsiD· 2 shared David C. GarciaiD· 2 shared John R. Biondo· 2 shared Katherine A. RheaiD· 2 shared Marilyn F. Slininger LeeiD· 2 shared

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Cell-free pathway prototyping enables cost-effective biomanufacturing of 1,2,4-butanetriol at the 1-L scale

Blake J. Rasor, Katherine A. Rhea, Isaiah D Richardson, John Tyler Lazar, Marilyn F. Slininger Lee, Ethan N. Walters, John R. Biondo, F. Joseph Kragl, David Garcia, Kyle Zolkin, John P. Davies, Matthew W. Lux, Ashty S. Karim, Michael C. Jewett

This paper develops a cell-free biosynthesis system for 1,2,4-butanetriol, achieving high productivity and yield at scale while reducing costs.

bioRxiv · Aug 4, 2026 · PreprintSynthetic Biology

Semi-automated Production of Cell-free Biosensors

Dylan M. Brown, Daniel A. Phillips, David C. Garcia, Aníbal Arce, Tyler J. Lucci, John P. Davies, Jacob T. Mangini, Katherine A. Rhea, Casey B. Bernhards, John R. Biondo, Steven M. Blum, Stephanie D. Cole, Jennifer A. Lee, Marilyn F. Slininger Lee, Nathan D. McDonald, , Julius B. Lucks

This paper develops a semi-automated method for manufacturing cell-free biosensors using liquid handling robotics, demonstrating comparable performance to manual methods.

ACS Synthetic Biology · Mar 12, 2025Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology

High-Throughput Optimization of Paper-Based Cell-Free Biosensors

David C. Garcia, John P. Davies, Charles E. Davidson, Daniel A. Phillips, Aleksandr E. Miklos, Matthew W. Lux

This paper develops high-throughput methods to optimize cell-free biosensors on paper, achieving cost-effective and heat-tolerant formulations for field use.

bioRxiv · Oct 3, 2024 · PreprintSynthetic Biology