Danny Diaz, instructed by Drs. Andy Ellington & Eric Anslyn, has passed Ph.D. prelim exams and will begin working on his doctoral dissertation, using AI & machine learning to create a tool that can detect life!🧪🔬 Read more about his research goals: 👉ellingtonlab.org/news

A research team led by Dr. Andy Ellington and Jared Ellefson (Ansa Biotechnologies) has evolved a revolutionary synthetic reverse transcriptase (RTX) from the B-family DNA polymerase KOD. Read their findings & explore RTX's structure below! 👉ellingtonlab.org/news UT Austin NaturalSciences @ UT

Proud that UT Austin will be part of BioMADE team for sustainable biomanufacturing. UT members include the Ellington Lab, @DaviesLab & @BarrickLab from @UT_MBS & the Contreras Group at UT from Texas Engineering! #BioMADEFuture #SynBio Department of Defense 🇺🇸 defense.gov/Newsroom/Relea…

A coronavirus mutation might have made it more contagious, says a study of 5,000 Houston #COVID19 patients in the journal mBio. Silver lining: it doesn’t seem to make the disease more severe. cns.utexas.edu/news/coronavir…

Through a global pandemic and an on-campus research lockdown, Dr. Andy Ellington has led an online group of undergraduate researchers and campus molecular biology experts in a defense against COVID-19. Read more about their efforts below! NaturalSciences @ UT news.utexas.edu/2020/11/03/on-…

Congratulations!! Prof. Jason McLellan Jason McLellan & his graduate student, Dr. Daniel Wrapp Daniel Wrapp win the 2020 Golden Goose Award! 🏆🏅(unsung heroes-llama 🦙). See Virtual Ceremony Trailer🦙 youtu.be/1NhOK5A51XU

The Department of Defense 🇺🇸 recently announced an $87.5 million, 7-yr. award to BioMADE, a nonprofit created by EBRC, for a new U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Institute! Operating at University of Minnesota, BioMADE will accelerate the commercialization of biotechnology originating from U.S. R&D.

We are happy to announce that the Ellington Lab, along with the @DaviesLab, the Jeffrey Barrick, and the Contreras Group at UT, will be part of the BioMADE team for sustainable manufacturing. Read more at the link in our bio! 👉 ellingtonlab.org/news

Are you wondering how the new mRNA vaccines work? This infographic might help. It's a surprisingly simple process. If you have more questions, check out this article from our Vaccine Smarts experts: galvnews.com/health/free/ar…

Meet Alex Kashkin, founder of GeneTiger, a company that produces inexpensive, point-of-care genetic testing devices! Alex recently helped set up coronavirus self-testing at UT Austin! Read more about his journey below! 👉ellingtonlab.org/meet-alex-kash…

We're seeking engineering and other STEM students to join our summer Research Experience for Undergrads! Applications close Feb. 8. Please spread the word about this opportunity! See this link and the flyer below for more info: mrsec.utexas.edu/research-exper…

Welcome back from winter break Longhorn students! In the spirit of new beginnings, here are a few updates regarding #COVID vaccines, commencements, my State of the University address, and insights on UT’s leadership, strategy and values president.utexas.edu/messages-speec…

PCT is here for you this semester, and we are excited to announce an additional walk-up testing site this week! For more information on the PCT schedule visit Bit.ly/HHPCT.