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Bogumil Karas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry at Western University. He completed his Ph.D. at Western University and pursued postdoctoral research at the J. Craig Venter Institute in San Diego, California. His research focuses on developing innovative genetic tools for engineering microbes to produce medicines, DNA storage technologies, and food generation fuels. Karas's lab employs a multi-host system to perform in vivo gene deletions, additions, and replacements, utilizing existing genetic tools developed in model organisms such as Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Currently, his research is expanding to novel tools for eukaryotic algae such as Phaeodactylum tricornutum and Thalassiosira pseudonana, as well as the soil bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti. He is committed to advancing the field of synthetic biology through his innovative approaches and collaboration with other researchers.
Streams include Archaeology and Bioarchaeology, and Sociocultural Anthropology.