Nair @Nair Lab

🆕New pre-print🆕! Our first foray into 🥩cultivated meat🍖 with @KaplanLab_Tufts Kyong Lee @tuftscellag! We report that microbial lysates can be used as serum alternatives for in vitro animal cell proliferation. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

This pre-print is now published! Thanks to the @tuftscellag industrial consortium for supporting this work! @TuftsEngineer @TuftsUniversity @KaplanLab_Tufts @GoodFoodInst See it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.food…

Advancing protein display on bacterial spores through an extensive survey of coat components biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh… #biorxiv_synbio

Finally, we show that engineered spores can be used to degrade plastic PET films. #plasticdegradation

We compare coat proteins for surface availability and protection from inactivating agents (e.g., heat, protease), and their effect on sporulation efficiency. We also assess how different coat proteins can be co-utilized to increase display levels.

🚨🆕New manuscript🆕🚨from the lab! Started by @TrevorBNicks & completed by ToddChappell. This work assesses the utility of >30 spore coat proteins for #surfacedisplay - almost 3x currently described! We found that SscA is a great carrier not used before‼️ biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh…

#ICME #microbiomeEngineering conference is ongoing now! Fantastic talks so far and excellent audience participation! @TuftsUniversity @TuftsEngineer

@SarahLebeer shares what she’ll be speaking about in her #ICME2024 keynote and talks about new technologies that have influenced her research. bit.ly/3UJMItM #microbiome #labonchip #superbugs #antibioticresistance #synbio #bioinformatics

There's still time to register for #ICME #MicrobiomeEngineering next week at @TuftsUniversity! Fellowships are still available to cover registration fees for trainees and asst. profs.! aiche.org/sbe/conference…

Less than one week until the 7th International Conference on Microbiome Engineering, an event that integrates synthetic biology, systems biology, microbial ecology, and bioinformatics across a range of application spaces. Learn more and register at bit.ly/3Tsu74z.

Microbial lysates as low-cost serum replacements in cellular agriculture media formulation ift.tt/AgELSba #biorxiv_bioE

Practicing democracy so we still have it in 4 years! #Vote2024

With a distinguished career at the intersection of veterinary medicine and biotechnology, Dr. Arvind Kumar specializes in pioneering technologies that aim to transform livestock health and sustainability through microbiome research. Register here: bit.ly/4bV9u8p #ICME24

The work was led by post-doc Damayanti Chakravarty (Nair) & @DolginJames (Kaplan) w/ support from Pomai Yamaguchi (Lee) & many others from the Nair & Kaplan groups.

We found that both, protein + metabolites, in VN lysate are needed to support fast growth. The cells were less stressed on VN lysate when compared to other serum alternatives and could be differentiated after several passages.

🆕New pre-print🆕! Our first foray into 🥩cultivated meat🍖 with @KaplanLab_Tufts Kyong Lee @tuftscellag! We report that microbial lysates can be used as serum alternatives for in vitro animal cell proliferation. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

New group photo in Fall colors in beautiful Medford, MA! @TuftsUniversity @TuftsEngineer

Excited to host them at this conference at @TuftsEngineer @TuftsUniversity!