Scott Banta
@ProfScottBanta
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Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineer, Educator, Mentor, Father
New York, NY & Fairfield, CT
Joined July 2022
Really excited about our new breakthrough in copper metal bioleaching: CRISPR/dCas12a knock-down of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans electron transport chain bc1 complexes enables enhanced metal sulfide bioleaching - Journal of Biological Chemistry
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Enzyme Engineering by Force! In new work by Gokulu and Banta in @ACSSynBio we show that DNA springs can be used to stretch open an enzymatic active site to alter substrate specificity.
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New #ACSEditorsChoice by Jung at al in @JACS_Au. Engineered protein expressed in bioleaching cells for critical metal ion binding.
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RT @ACSPublications: 'Overexpression of a Designed Mutant Oxyanion Binding Protein ModA/WtpA in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans for the Low….
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Excited to share new work from the Banta lab by Farid Khoury and Zihang Su in.@InorgChem.where we have characterized a beta roll peptide domain for rare earth element separation - works at low pH!.
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Congratulations to Dr. Ipek Simay Gokulu for successfully defending her thesis "Engineering Enzymatic Modulation Platforms for Biomolecular Applications”. 21st PhD from the Banta Lab!.
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RT @chemenged: Ever thought about the connections between ChemE and food? Chris Chen at @CUSEAS and his collaborators talk about a cool han….
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RT @ChemeCU: Please join us for wine and dessert at 8pm on Monday evening in the Plaza International Ballroom F in the Hyatt at #AIChEAnnua….
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New work in collaboration with Castaldi Lab @CCNYChemicalEng describes the engineering of biomining bacteria to bind and sequester copper from waste materials.
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RT @ProtEngDesSel: New article by @ProfScottBanta ! .Embracing Inhibitions: Here we engineered a formate dehydrogenase to use the inhibitor….
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Congratulations to Dr. Salomon Vainstein for successfully defending his thesis "Engineering Formate Dehydrogenase Enzymatic Activity for Non-Canonical Cofactors Through Rational Design”. 20th PhD from the Banta Lab!.
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Our fantastic REU students Steven Martinez and Irene Sarro finished up their work this week. Great job and best of luck!
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Banta Lab Group Summer BBQ 2023! Brisket, Ribs, Volleyball, Ping Pong, and Pool time.
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Excited to share our new work by Dr. Emma Willett in @ACSSynBio where we designed a synthetic metabolic pathway for ATP regeneration powered by cheap fuel oxidation
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RT @ProfScottBanta: Post-Doctoral Research Opportunity. We are seeking a highly motivated post-doctoral researcher with experience in prote….
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RT @NatureNV: This protein can do something amazing – read all about it in this terrific N&V by @ProfScottBanta
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Post-Doctoral Research Opportunity. We are seeking a highly motivated post-doctoral researcher with experience in protein engineering. To apply, please send a curriculum vitae and the names of three references via email to: Dr. Scott Banta, sbanta@columbia.edu.
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RT @CUSEAS: Happy Class Day 2023! 🎉🎓.join us in sharing our excitement today by using the hashtag #SEAStheWorld2023 or tagging us! Tune in….
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