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Elizabeth Sattely is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University. Her research focuses on harnessing the extraordinary capacity of plants to harvest atmospheric CO2 and sunlight to produce energy-rich biopolymers, clinically used drugs, and biologically active small molecules. She works on understanding metabolic pathways that produce essential compounds for developing sustainable biofuel feedstocks, protecting crops from pathogens, and discovering new therapeutics for human diseases. To achieve her research objectives, Sattely employs a multidisciplinary approach that combines chemistry, enzymology, genetics, and metabolomics to tackle complex problems. Her investigations include developing new methods for the delignification of lignocellulosic biomass and engineering plants for antibiotic biosynthesis, thereby contributing to the advancement of sustainable practices in environmental and agricultural sciences.
Stanford University • Stanford, California
Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, focusing on plant metabolism and its applications in sustainable practices.
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