Jay Keasling
@jaykeasling
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Synthetic biologist who engineers microbes to produce chemicals
Berkeley, California
Joined April 2009
Last week we published a landmark paper in Nature describing the production of the world's leading vaccine adjuvant, QS-21, in yeast. This work will pave the way for affordable, readily available, effective vaccine adjuvants for the world.
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Our latest research has just been published today in the journal Nature. We engineered yeast to produce the cancer therapeutic vinblastine. You can find the work here: It is the longest biosynthetic pathway ever refactored into yeast.
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I am proud to announce that Zero Acre Farms, a company I co-founded, has released its first product, cultured oil. It’s low in bad (poly-unsaturated) and high in good (mono-unsaturated) fats. You can find it @ZeroAcreFarms.
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Check out our recent article in Joule about production of high energy fuels. Biosynthesis of polycyclopropanated high energy biofuels
cell.com
We produced new energy-dense biofuels that can replace rocket and jet fuels. The biosynthesis of the fuel precursor, a fatty acid, is directed by an iterative polyketide synthase (iPKS) that was...
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Last weekend’s visit to Miami for Art Basel was amazing! @ Art Basel Miami Beach
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New paper describing our work to engineer yeast to produce cannabinoids
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RT @jgi: From @jbei @jaykeasling @NathanHillson @BerkeleyLab @LBNLBioSci in @NatureBiotech: a new way to synthesize DNA sequences through a….
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RT @jbei: Researchers @jbei @berkeleylab announced they have pioneered a new way to synthesize #DNA sequences through a creative use of enz….
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RT @StearnsLab: Interesting DNA synthesis method from @jaykeasling that might get us beyond the length limitations of phosphoramidite synth….
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RT @ChemicalBiology: New insight into the flexibility of secondary #metabolism and biosynthesis of #naturalproducts from @Keasling_Lab and….
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Congrats to Chris Eiben on his PhD . after he writes his papers and thesis!
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RT @Cal: We're celebrating our 150th 🌟 Join the celebration by posting your Berkeley memory and tag it #Berkeley150. Visit .
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