Hong Lab for Biofilm Engineering and Synthetic Biology

Illinois Institute of Technology

Hong research laboratory studies and develops novel biological platforms with various applications through interdisciplinary approaches, specifically a combination of synthetic biology, cell-free biology, and biofilm engineering.

Research Areas

Engineering beneficial microbes for controlling deleterious biofilms

Utilizing cell-free protein synthesis platform for novel drug development

Identifying plant products for use as anti-biofilm and anti-persister agents

Biofilm-electrode system optimization

Expanding the genetic code using cell-free protein synthesis platforms

Funding

Hong Lab News

May 2022

Dr. Hong receives the 2022 Dean's Award for Excellence in Research at the Associate Professor level!

February 2022

Dr. Hong's research story of colicin genetic circuit engineering is highlighted in Illinois Tech Research News.

January 2022

The book "New Frontiers and Applications of Synthetic Biology" which includes our review of "cell-free protein synthetic biology as an emerging technology" (Chapter 24) has been published. Congrats to Ana!