The Lucks group focuses on dynamically programming cellular behavior with synthetic RNA circuitry. They create new classes of programmable RNA regulators with protein-like dynamic ranges, and use SHAPE-Seq to understand RNA folding dynamics in the cell.
Julius Lucks, assistant professor (CBE), has received the 2016 Young Investigator Award from the American Chemical Society’s journal ACS Synthetic Biology.
The award was established in 2014 and recognizes the contributions of a scientist who has made a major impact on the field of synthetic biology early in his or her career. The journal noted Lucks’ work with RNA and how it can be used as a tool to regulate cellular processes across the genome.
“It is an incredible honor to be recognized with the ACS Synthetic Biology Young Investigator Award,” Lucks said in the journal’s online announcement of the award. “The field of synthetic biology is at an extremely exciting moment in its history, as can be seen clearly through all of the great work being published in ACS Synthetic Biology. For my group and I to be recognized with this prestigious award by the American Chemical Society is an inspiration. It has made us even more excited to unlock the potential of RNA, and to keep building the synthetic biology community.”
Lucks will be presented with the award at the Synthetic Biology: Engineering, Evolution & Design Conference, July 18-21, in Chicago.
Award announcement: http://connect.acspubs.org/synthbioyounginvestigator
Erickson first assumed the directorship of the Sibley School in 2019 after serving as Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies. Under his leadership the Sibley School has thrived. Recent... Read more about David Erickson reappointed director of the Sibley School
The Big Red Adaptive Play and Design Initiative has brought independence and joy to local children with disabilities – and has created space for the engineering of assistive technologies at Cornell. Read more about Student group adapts toys, devices for kids with disabilities
Cornell's Lake Source Cooling facility pipes get a $750K scrubbing with the help of engineers, robots and a student-made 3D-printed piece. Read more about Pigs, mussels and 3D printing keep Lake Source Cooling flowing
