Scott Banta

Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineer, Educator, Mentor, Father

[Scott Banta @ProfScottBanta]

Ever wondered if you can genetically alter magnetosome formation in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans?

https://t.co/gcMT0gQ3Fg

[Scott Banta @ProfScottBanta]

Check out our new paper just published in Angewandte in collaboration with Battelle where we used Phage Assisted Continuous Evolution (PACE) to evolve a new peptide for rare earth element (REE) bioseparations.

https://t.co/jdW0TxtIBi

[Scott Banta @ProfScottBanta]

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 https://t.co/IVSVOgyzn7

[Scott Banta @ProfScottBanta]

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.
https://t.co/35vQywcxzs

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New #ACSEditorsChoice by Jung at al in @JACS_Au. Engineered protein expressed in bioleaching cells for critical metal ion binding.

[ACS Publications @ACSPublications]

'Overexpression of a Designed Mutant Oxyanion Binding Protein ModA/WtpA in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans for the Low pH Recovery of Molybdenum and Rhenium' from @JACS_Au is currently free to read as an #ACSEditorsChoice.

📖 Access the full article: https://t.co/gaWT5ORh4K

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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!
https://t.co/N67SRIiymq

[Scott Banta @ProfScottBanta]

Congratulations to Dr. Ipek Simay Gokulu for successfully defending her thesis "Engineering Enzymatic Modulation Platforms for Biomolecular Applications”. 21st PhD from the Banta Lab!

[Chemical Engineering Education Journal (CEE) @chemenged]

Ever thought about the connections between ChemE and food? Chris Chen at @CUSEAS and his collaborators talk about a cool hands-on, food-inspired lab in the latest issue of CEE, part of our @ChESS_2022 Special Issue! Get it ahead-of-print at https://t.co/fFo2nwSgGd

[Columbia University Chemical Engineering @CU_ChemE]

Please join us for wine and dessert at 8pm on Monday evening in the Plaza International Ballroom F in the Hyatt at #AIChEAnnual !

[Scott Banta @ProfScottBanta]

New work in collaboration with Castaldi Lab @CCNYChemicalEng describes the engineering of biomining bacteria to bind and sequester copper from waste materials.
https://t.co/Z9gx5nb07c

[PEDS: Protein Engineering, Design & Selection @ProtEngDesSel]

New article by @ProfScottBanta !
Embracing Inhibitions: Here we engineered a formate dehydrogenase to use the inhibitor 3-NADP(H) as a functional cofactor
https://t.co/hSDI9pWCUj

[Scott Banta @ProfScottBanta]

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!

[Scott Banta @ProfScottBanta]

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.

[Scott Banta @ProfScottBanta]

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 https://t.co/2nofWJkn6F

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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, [email protected].

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Protein enables better lanthanide separations https://t.co/TgVLlsPFbD via @cenmag

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@CotruvoLab Beautiful work Joey! Congratulations!

[Nature News & Views @NatureNV]

This protein can do something amazing – read all about it in this terrific N&V by @ProfScottBanta https://t.co/rGiMSdXXyg