The Wallace Lab
@Wallace_Lab
Combining Biocompatible Chemistry + SynBio to enhance microbes' abilities to make chemicals sustainably. Vibrant research team @EdinburghUni. All views our own
We're absolutely delighted that our research into sustainable production of medicines using microbes is being showcased! Powered by #SynBio, @SBSatED, @EdinburghChem and @UKRI_News
💊Did you know some medicines are currently produced from non-renewable fossil fuels? 🔬The UK Government and @EdinburghUni are changing that. ➡️ed.ac.uk/biology/news-e… @UKRI_News #DeliveringForScotland
Fully #aqueous . In #air Broad substrate scope #alkylhalide #crosscoupling Congratulations to Sam Molyneux @univofstandrews @StAndrewsChem On developing another really useful tool for #GenoChemetics and precision molecular editing pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10…
New paper out in @NatureCatalysis! We used a retrobiosynthesis approach to engineer PKSs for the production of new-to-nature valerolactam analogs. Later, we developed a strategy to polymerize these monomers to create novel nylon-5 derivatives. Check it out nature.com/articles/s4192…
PhD opportunity in our lab, starting October 2025! Project: Engineering Biology for the Remediation and Bio-upcycling of Drug Waste Come join a welcoming research group and an excellent department in a beautiful city! @Dr_StephenW @SBSatEd @EdEngBio findaphd.com/phds/project/e…
Two in a week! Another successful thesis defence, congratulations Dr Mirren White! 🎉 Thanks to @Prof_Sarge and @soreearskid for an engaging viva 👏🏽 @mirrenwhite @Dr_StephenW @SBSatEd
Huge congratulations to our newest Dr Connor Trotter! We are so proud. Thank you to examiners Dr Katherine Duncan and @lehorsfall @MicrobeBoy @SBSatEd
Stephen Wallace is Professor & Chair of Chemical Biotechnology @EdinburghUni Hear him talk about Industry-Academia Partnerships for Sustainable Chemical Manufacture using Engineering Biology on Day 1 Early Bird tickets for #IBioIC25 are on sale now at buff.ly/4giZc40
Take a look inside the lab where @Dr_StephenW team have engineered bacteria to eat fatbergs and turn them into fragrance🦠🧪 The fast-moving field of bioengineering is being hailed as the new industrial revolution Great coverage by @STVNews news.stv.tv/east-central/e…
For our latest case study, C-Source Renewables and @Dr_StephenW from @EdinburghUni used our Feasibility Fund to look at the potential for bread & potato #waste to be used as a #glucose replacement for the #bioproduction of 3 chemicals. For details⤵️ buff.ly/40qBD3V
By a happy coincidence, our report on Engineering Biology is published on the same day as the @royalsociety have their #TransformingOurFuture event on engineering biology. Looking forward to hearing from @uksciencechief at the RS event later
Today, the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has published its report into engineering biology, entitled: “Don’t fail to scale: seizing the opportunity of engineering biology”. Read it here: publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld5901/ldse… and watch our Chair discuss 1/
Great to see our upcoming work highlighted by the recent UK House of Lords report on #EngineeringBiology and particularly this project by our PhD student Cordelia Kao, showcased by @BBCNews and @STVNews ! @SBSatEd @EdinburghUni @EdinInnovations bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
#EngineeringBiology #SustainableManufacturing activities @EdinburghUni @Dr_StephenW bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
Wonderful to see our upcoming work highlighted by the recent UK House of Lords report on #EngineeringBiology and to work with @EdinburghUni, @SBSatEd, @STVNews & @BBCNews to promote what can be achieved in this emerging field. Remember: waste is carbon, and therefore a resource.
Instead of listing my publications, as the year draws to an end, I want to put pressure on the commonplace assumption that productivity must always increase. Good research is disruptive and thinking time is central to high quality scholarship and necessary for disruptive research
Congratulations Dr Gordon! It’s been a pleasure working with you over the years, you will be sorely missed in the group. All the best for the future! Love from the Past/Present Thomas Group Members.
New publication!📰 Check out how we engineered #Pseudomonas putida as a whole-cell #biosensor for a variety of chemicals! Great work from @Javi_HernanSan MaGracia @Daniel__Volke @PabloINik and the team of @LianetN a thread 👇(1/n) doi.org/10.1038/s41467…
Join us @Wallace_Lab for an exciting collaborative PhD opportunity with @De_Monchy_Group studying the design of new bacteria to convert🗑into fragrance & flavour compounds using #synbio. The application deadline is Friday 2nd June. Don't miss out! @SBSatEd @EdEngBio
Read about the excellent biotechnology research happening across @EdinburghUni, demonstrating the knowledge and commitment to accelerating progress towards Net Zero: ow.ly/qvgB50Oq2HA @lehorsfall | @Wallace_Lab | @EdEngBio | @EdCentreCC | @SBSatEd |
Congratulations to Ben and Mariyah from the group. Their fantastic work on a chemo-biocatlytic cascade for irreversible C-C bond formation has been published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…