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Katherine A. Rhea

United States Army Combat Capabilities Development CommandORCID 0000-0002-3741-2549Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Synthetic Biology· 2 Bioengineering· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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John R. Biondo· 3 shared Aleksandr E. MiklosiD· 2 shared Ashty S. KarimiD· 2 shared Daniel A. PhillipsiD· 2 shared John P. DaviesiD· 2 shared Marilyn F. Slininger LeeiD· 2 shared Matthew W. LuxiD· 2 shared Michael C. JewettiD· 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

A Rapid and Modular Nanobody Assay for Plug-and-Play Antigen Detection

Nin Rebecca Kang, Jisoo Im, John R. Biondo, Caitlin E. Sharpes, Katherine A. Rhea, Padric M. Garden, Juan J. Jaramillo Montezco, Alina Ringaci, Mark W. Grinstaff, Daniel A. Phillips, Aleksandr E. Miklos, Alexander A. Green

The paper introduces RAMONA, a rapid, modular nanobody assay for antigen detection that combines portability with high sensitivity and adaptability for diverse targets.

ACS Synthetic Biology · Sep 3, 2025Peer-reviewedBioengineering

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