Allie C. Obermeyer

This paper develops a bacterial nanocellulose composite that captures and degrades PET microplastics through enzyme-functionalized filtration.

This study shows synthetic transcriptional condensates exhibit dynamic behaviors driven by RNA synthesis and degradation, revealing how reaction kinetics influence condensate formation and function.

This study uses coacervate droplets with elastin-like polypeptides to selectively capture incidental nanoplastics, showing over 80% capture efficiency for nPET.

This study investigates how transient pH changes induce vacuole formation in enzyme-polymer condensates using an in vitro model.

This paper develops a platform for creating protein nanoparticles using electrostatic interactions between globular proteins and intrinsically disordered polypeptides, enabling controlled delivery of functional proteins.

This study shows that cationic amino acid identity and net charge affect condensate properties in E. coli, with arginine promoting better encapsulation and stability than lysine.

This paper describes the formation of complex coacervates from engineered elastin-like polypeptides and their crosslinking into gels with tunable properties for biomaterial applications.

This study quantitatively analyzes complex coacervation in multi-protein mixtures, revealing consistent behavior and enabling protein enrichment.

This study shows how charge-patterned disordered peptides influence phase separation in bacterial cells by altering condensate size, number, and location.

This study investigates how globular protein charge distribution affects the viscoelastic properties of biomolecular condensates compared to disordered protein condensates.

The paper designs short cationic peptide tags to facilitate protein phase separation in E. coli, showing they enable sequestration and maintain catalytic activity of appended enzymes.

This study engineers liquid-like biomolecular condensates in E. coli by supercharging proteins, demonstrating dynamic phase separation and enrichment of specific components.