The Wallace Lab

The Wallace Lab is expanding in 2026, with five new Postdoctoral Research Associate positions now open. If you're passionate about engineering biology for sustainability, we'd love to hear from you! 🧬♻️ Deadline: 12th November 2025, details below ⬇️

The Wallace Lab is expanding in 2026, with five new Postdoctoral Research Associate positions now open. If you're passionate about engineering biology for sustainability, we'd love to hear from you! 🧬♻️ Deadline: 12th November 2025, details below ⬇️

Positions 4 & 5: jobs.ac.uk/job/DPD673/pos…

Position 3: jobs.ac.uk/job/DPD718/pos…

🦠💊 Manufacturing paracetamol is currently extremely fossil fuel intensive. Now, researchers from @Wallace_Lab are using microbes to transform plastic pollution into lower-emission painkillers. @Dr_StephenW #Health #Research #Microbes springwise.com/circular-econo…

New paper out in @NatureCatalysis! We used a retrobiosynthesis approach to engineer PKSs for the production of new-to-nature valerolactam analogs. Later, we developed a strategy to polymerize these monomers to create novel nylon-5 derivatives. Check it out #citeas" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">nature.com/articles/s4192…

PhD opportunity in our lab, starting October 2025! Project: Engineering Biology for the Remediation and Bio-upcycling of Drug Waste Come join a welcoming research group and an excellent department in a beautiful city! @Dr_StephenW @SBSatEd @EdEngBio findaphd.com/phds/project/e…

Two in a week! Another successful thesis defence, congratulations Dr Mirren White! 🎉 Thanks to @Prof_Sarge and @soreearskid for an engaging viva 👏🏽 @mirrenwhite @Dr_StephenW @SBSatEd

Stephen Wallace is Professor & Chair of Chemical Biotechnology @EdinburghUni Hear him talk about Industry-Academia Partnerships for Sustainable Chemical Manufacture using Engineering Biology on Day 1 Early Bird tickets for #IBioIC25 are on sale now at buff.ly/4giZc40

Take a look inside the lab where @Dr_StephenW team have engineered bacteria to eat fatbergs and turn them into fragrance🦠🧪 The fast-moving field of bioengineering is being hailed as the new industrial revolution Great coverage by @STVNews news.stv.tv/east-central/e…

For our latest case study, C-Source Renewables and @Dr_StephenW from @EdinburghUni used our Feasibility Fund to look at the potential for bread & potato #waste to be used as a #glucose replacement for the #bioproduction of 3 chemicals. For details⤵️ buff.ly/40qBD3V

By a happy coincidence, our report on Engineering Biology is published on the same day as the @royalsociety have their #TransformingOurFuture event on engineering biology. Looking forward to hearing from @uksciencechief at the RS event later

Great to see our upcoming work highlighted by the recent UK House of Lords report on #EngineeringBiology and particularly this project by our PhD student Cordelia Kao, showcased by @BBCNews and @STVNews ! @SBSatEd @EdinburghUni @EdinInnovations bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

#EngineeringBiology #SustainableManufacturing activities ⁦@EdinburghUni⁩ ⁦@Dr_StephenW⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Wonderful to see our upcoming work highlighted by the recent UK House of Lords report on #EngineeringBiology and to work with @EdinburghUni, @SBSatEd, @STVNews & @BBCNews to promote what can be achieved in this emerging field. Remember: waste is carbon, and therefore a resource.