James Q. Boedicker

This paper develops a synthetic biology system in Shewanella oneidensis to control biofilm conductivity and electrochemical activity through optogenetic patterning and small molecule sensing.

The paper demonstrates that engineered Escherichia coli strains can biosynthesize CdS quantum dots by coordinating sulfide generation, cadmium uptake, and nanoparticle nucleation pathways.

This study uses synthetic biology and light-induced biofilm patterning to show that periplasmic cytochromes in Shewanella oneidensis are essential for outward electron transfer but not for lateral biofilm conductivity.

This study investigates the sensory basis of symbiotic interactions between a rove beetle and its host ant, finding that specificity is enforced by physiological constraints and negative fitness interactions, not sensory tuning.

The paper develops a red light-inducible genetic system in Shewanella oneidensis to control extracellular electron transfer.