Brian Pfleger
Co-Investigator in Specialty Biofuels
Karen and William Monfre Professor of Chemical & Biological Engineering
University of Wisconsin–Madison
An assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Dr. Pfleger is an expert in how to engineer microbes for the production of small molecules. His laboratory researches how to design, construct, and analyze synthetic biological systems from characterized biological components. Students in his lab work at the interface of Synthetic Biology and Systems Biology to address issues in sustainable chemical production
Research Keywords
Conversion, Synthetic Biology, Metabolic Engineering
Sustainable Biomass Conversion