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ChemEngDayUK 2022 (7-8 April)
Congratulations to the team for presenting their work at the ChemEngDayUK 2022 in UCL.
Congratulations to the team for presenting their work at the ChemEngDayUK 2022 in UCL.
Rashid presented his work on PHA depolymerases
Rashid presented his work on PHA depolymerases
Minglong and Mincen showcased biopolymer manufacturing
Minglong and Mincen showcased biopolymer manufacturing
Sepwin shared his results on adaptive laboratory evolution of C. necator H16
Sepwin shared his results on adaptive laboratory evolution of C. necator H16
Fangyi described her exciting work on beta-amino acids
Fangyi described her exciting work on beta-amino acids
High pressure gas fermentation presented by Amy
High pressure gas fermentation presented by Amy
Feb 2022
We welcome to Weilun and Sarah to the team!
27 Sept 2021
Welcome Laura and Daniel.
Laura and Daniel joined our team for their PhD studies. They will be investigating the biological utilization of carbon dioxide.
8 March 2021
New paper on bacterial protein secretion published in Scientific Reports
The osmotically-inducible protein Y (OsmY) is an Escherichia coli protein we applied in our Bacterial Extracellular Protein Secretion System (BENNY). In this work, we performed random and combinatorial mutagenesis on OsmY to improve total production of secretory target protein in E. coli. The OsmY(M3) variant secreted an estimated 100 mg target protein/L of culture, which is 6.7 ± 0.7 times more target protein compared to the wild type OsmY. Our work also showed that OsmY(M3) improved the extracellular production of three proteins originating from diverse organisms and with diverse properties, demonstrating its potential for varied applications.
5 February 2021
PhD opportunity
We have a funded PhD position available to start in Sept 2021. More information is available on FindaPhD.
In this authored textbook "A Practical Guide to Protein Engineering”, Drs. Kang Lan Tee and Tuck Seng Wong explain the concepts behind protein engineering and guide readers through the various practical techniques.
26 October 2020
Welcome Rashid and Minglong to the team!
Rashid and Minglong joined our team for their PhD studies.
25 August 2020
COVID paper published – Production of proteins for the fight against COVID-19
Our new paper 'Purification of recombinant SARS-CoV-2 spike, its receptor binding domain, and CR3022 mAb for serological assay' published in bioRxiv is addressing serological testing for COVID-19.
4 June 2020
Fighting the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
Kang Lan collaborate with other Sheffield research teams to manufacture SARS-CoV-2 virus components for COVID-19 antibody tests. These materials are now being used successfully by local Sheffield hospitals and University research laboratories to produce and validate robust and reliable antibody tests against SARS-CoV-2.
11 October 2019
Congratulations to our SURF students!
Congratulations to Mary, Shu Khan & Yi Pei for completion of their Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship. Yi Pei won 2nd prize for the SURF Best Student Researcher award. Well done!
27 September 2019
Visiting scientist at BIOTEC, Thailand’s National Research Centre.
Kang Lan joined The National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC) in Thailand as visiting scientist. BIOTEC is a research center that operates under the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) in Thailand. In collaboration with Dr. Verawat Champreda and Dr. Pornkamol Unrean, the team is working towards the sustainable production of PHA by leveraging the agricultural capacity in Thailand.
5 September 2019
Presentation at EUROMAT 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden
Started in 1989, the EUROMAT is an international conference series in the field of materials science and technology in Europe. Kang Lan gave a presentation on “Converting industrial waste to polyhydroxyalkanoate using Cupriavidus necator H16”.
7 March 2019
Kang Lan was awarded the Global Challenges Research Fellowship.
Kang Lan was awarded the Global Challenges Research Fellowship to work on international projects to address some of the biggest and most challenging problems faced by those living in the Global South. Her fellowship project focus on tackling the environmental damage caused by persistent plastic waste in ASEAN.
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