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Josh Michener
Education
- 2nd year Bioengineering grad student at Caltech
- S.B. 2006, Chemical Engineering and Biology at MIT
Lab history
- Grad student in the Smolke Lab at Caltech.
- Rotated in the Smolke, Arnold, and Elowitz labs at Caltech
- UROP in the Endy Lab at MIT, January 2005 - January 2006.
Contact Info
Josh Michener
1200 E. California Blvd.
MC 210-41
Pasadena, CA, 91125
Research
My research focuses on applying RNA switches, developed elsewhere in the lab, to provide dynamic control of enzymatic pathways. Specifically, I am using those switches to construct feedback control systems, with the goal of producing a predictable output despite variations in reaction conditions. These control systems can then be used in metabolic engineering to change both the transient and equilibrium responses of a pathway.
Past Projects
- Development of an in vivo screen for synthetic riboswitches.
- Design and construction of a screening plasmid measure the PoPS transfer curve of a BioBricks device.
