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Holly M. Ekas

Northwestern UniversityORCID 0009-0007-2487-7287Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Ashty S. KarimiD· 2 shared Brenda M. WangiD· 2 shared Julius B. LucksiD· 2 shared Michael C. JewettiD· 2 shared Adam D. SilvermaniD· 1 shared Blake J. RasoriD· 1 shared Diwakar ShuklaiD· 1 shared Dylan M. BrowniD· 1 shared

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Synthetic BiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedDec 20, 2025

Active learning-guided optimization of cell-free biosensors for lead testing in drinking water

Brenda M. Wang, Nicole Chiang, Holly M. Ekas…·Michael C. Jewett

The paper develops a machine learning-guided workflow to optimize cell-free biosensors for detecting lead in drinking water, achieving sensitivity at the EPA action level and improved selectivity.

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proteomicsmachine learning (classical)

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Synthetic BiologyACS Synthetic BiologyPeer-reviewedSep 12, 2023

At-home, cell-free synthetic biology education modules for transcriptional regulation and environmental water quality monitoring

Jaeyoung Kirsten Jung, Blake J. Rasor, Grant A. Rybnicky…·Michael C. Jewett

The paper develops four cell-free biosensing modules for synthetic biology education that enable students to explore transcriptional regulation and environmental monitoring without lab equipment.

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E. coliexperimental assay

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