Our lab has provden expertise in microbial genetics and biotechnology (H-index = 33, with over 8,000 citations, including 13 papers cited more than 100 times). In my lab, our goal is to understand and control microbial and microbiome functions by utilizing methods from synthetic biology, chemistry, life sciences, biotechnology, and modeling. This multidisciplinary approach was recognized by the prestigious journal Nature Biotechnology in 2021 (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-021-00847-1).