Kate Adamala Explained

Doctoral Advisor:Jack Szostak and Pier Luigi Luisi
Academic Advisors:Ed Boyden
Alma Mater:University of Warsaw ; Roma Tre University 'Harvard University
Workplaces:University of Minnesota

Katarzyna (Kate) P Adamala is an American synthetic biologist and a professor of genetics at the University of Minnesota.[1] [2] [3]

Research

Adamala's work includes contributions to the field of astrobiology, synthetic cell engineering[4] and biocomputing.[5]

Her research on prebiotic RNA replication provided an experimental scenario for the RNA world hypothesis of the origin of life.[6] She has worked on constructing liposome bioreactor synthetic cells.[7]

She is a founder and steering group member of the Build-a-Cell Initiative, an international collaboration for creation of synthetic live cells.[8] [9] She is a co-founder of synthetic cell company Synlife.[10] Adamala and Szostak demonstrated non enzymatic RNA replication in primitive protocells is only possibly in presence of weak cation chelator like citric acid, providing further evidence for central role of citric acid in primordial metabolism.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: UMn CBS. 10 Dec 2019.
  2. Web site: Microsoft Academic. 10 Dec 2019.
  3. Web site: ORCID Adamala. 10 Dec 2019.
  4. Service. R. F.. 2013. The Life Force. Science. 342. 6162. 1032–1034. 10.1126/science.342.6162.1032. 24288312 .
  5. Web site: Biology could be the future of data storage. Biofuels Digest . 20 November 2018 . 10 Dec 2019.
  6. Müller. Ulrich F.. Tor. Yitzhak. 2014. Citric Acid and the RNA World. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53. 21. 5245–5247. 10.1002/anie.201400847. 4357230. 24828228.
  7. Adamala. Katarzyna P.. Martin-Alarcon. Daniel A.. Guthrie-Honea. Katriona R.. Boyden. Edward S.. 2017. Engineering genetic circuit interactions within and between synthetic minimal cells. Nature Chemistry. 9. 5. 431–439. 2017NatCh...9..431A. 10.1038/nchem.2644. 28430194 . 5407321.
  8. Web site: Build-a-Cell. Build-a-cell. 10 Dec 2019.
  9. Callaway. Ewen. 2016. 'Minimal' cell raises stakes in race to harness synthetic life. Nature. en. 531. 7596. 557–558. 2016Natur.531..557C. 10.1038/531557a. 0028-0836. 27029256. free.
  10. Web site: Synlife Bio. Synlife. 10 Dec 2019.