Prof. Nair recognized as the Tufts Rising Innovator of the Year! (Nov 11)
This is “awarded to Tufts University faculty members (tenure track, research, or clinical) who, having received their terminal degree less than 15 years ago, demonstrate an ambitious entrepreneurial spirit by actively developing new innovations and moving them to the market.”
Story here: https://now.tufts.edu/2025/11/17/sameer-sonkusale-nikhil-nair-honored-2025-inventor-recognition-event
Video here: https://tuftsu.wistia.com/medias/imcxjv8skq
Dr. Mario Leon Lopez joins the lab! (Nov 3)
Mario joins the lab after completing his PhD at the University of California at Riverside under the guidance of Prof. Ian Wheeldon. Welcome, Mario!
The Nair lab presents at AIChE in Boston! (Nov 2-6)
Jessica, Bec, James (Tufts BME advised by Prof. David Kaplan), and Prof. Nair present talks on ongoing lab projects at the annual AIChE conference.
Bec: “Investigating the Active Site Dynamics in Anabaena variabilis Phenylalanine Ammonia-Lyase by Restricting Mobility of Active Site Loops”
Jessica: “Increasing Transformation Capacity in B. subtilis by Tuning Expression of Natural Competence Transcription Factor ComK”
James: “Microbial Lysates As Low-Cost Serum Replacements in Cellular Agriculture Media Formulation”
Prof. Nair: “Sequence Determinants of Cellular Resource Partitioning in Engineered Microbes” and “Invited Talk: Advancing Biocatalysis on Bacterial Spores through an Extensive Survey of Coat Components”
A fantastic end to a fantastic conference!
