Marika Ziesack

This paper engineers Cupriavidus necator H16 to produce aromatic polyhydroxyalkanoates from renewable feedstocks, demonstrating biocatalytic synthesis of bio-polyesters with properties similar to synthetic polymers.

This paper demonstrates the ability of Cupriavidus necator to produce sustainable chemicals from CO2 under lithotrophic conditions, including sucrose, PHAs, and LCOs.

The paper engineers inter-species amino acid cross-feeding in bacterial consortia to increase population evenness in synthetic microbial communities.

The paper engineers a synthetic bacterial communication system in the mammalian gut using quorum sensing and bacteriophage genetic switch circuits.