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Eric Lu

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyORCID 0009-0002-1979-0033Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Assay:CRISPR screen· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1

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Domitilla Del VecchioiD· 2 shared Iacopo RuoloiD· 1 shared

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Synthetic BiologybioRxivPreprintOct 12, 2026

How Bacterial Growth-Phase Reshapes Synthetic Gene Circuit Function

Eric Lu, Domitilla Del Vecchio

This study develops a mathematical model to predict synthetic gene circuit function during bacterial stationary phase by measuring transcription and translation dynamics over time.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.09.752898

E. coliproteomics

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Synthetic BiologybioRxivPreprintSep 22, 2026

Engineering Persistent and Rewritable Genetic Memory in Bacteria through Multiscale Plasmid Competition

Iacopo Ruolo, Eric Lu, Domitilla Del Vecchio

This paper engineers a reversible genetic memory system in bacteria that maintains two states for up to two weeks while remaining rewritable.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.18.752696

bacteria (other)DNA methylation

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