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Research Overview
Our group focuses on engineering biological systems to convert waste into value-added products, advancing the circular bioeconomy. We are particularly interested in one-carbon (C1) and two-carbon (C2) compounds as feedstock, which can be generated from valorization of gaseous wastes (CO2 and methane) and deconstruction of solid wastes (food, agricultural, and plastic wastes). We harness enzymes' remarkable capability to catalyze carbon-carbon (C-C) coupling reactions at ambient conditions without toxic or rare metals, transforming these simple building blocks into valuable chemicals.