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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.