Sara Molinari, PhD
@saramol.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at UMD – Working on de novo engineering living materials from bacteria 🧬🧫 Opinions are my own.
Website: molinari.umd.edu
Website: molinari.umd.edu
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Sara Molinari, PhD
@saramol.bsky.social
· Dec 10
🚨 We’re Hiring! 🚨
Join the Molinari Lab @UMD_BioE as a Postdoctoral Associate or Staff Scientist and help shape the future of engineered living materials! 💡🔬
📅 Apply today by sending your CV and cover letter at saramol@umd.edu
#syntheticbiology #ELMs
Join the Molinari Lab @UMD_BioE as a Postdoctoral Associate or Staff Scientist and help shape the future of engineered living materials! 💡🔬
📅 Apply today by sending your CV and cover letter at saramol@umd.edu
#syntheticbiology #ELMs
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Wow! Scientists engineered E. coli to convert plastic waste (PET) into pain medicine paracetamol (acetaminophen or Tylenol) in under 24 hours with up to 92% yield.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#medsky #pharmsky 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#medsky #pharmsky 🧪
Everyday painkiller made from plastic — by E. coli
Study highlights potential for sustainable synthesis of paracetamol.
www.nature.com
June 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Wow! Scientists engineered E. coli to convert plastic waste (PET) into pain medicine paracetamol (acetaminophen or Tylenol) in under 24 hours with up to 92% yield.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#medsky #pharmsky 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#medsky #pharmsky 🧪
That’s us!! 🎉
Engineered Living Materials for Bioproduction Downstream Processing https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.26.661578v1
June 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
That’s us!! 🎉
New Preprint Out from the Molinari Lab!
We’re thrilled to share our latest work on engineered living materials (ELMs) in collaboration with Prof. Lorenzo Pasotti and Paolo Magni at the University of Pavia 🇮🇹
www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
#SyntheticBiology #EngineeredLivingMaterials #ELMs
We’re thrilled to share our latest work on engineered living materials (ELMs) in collaboration with Prof. Lorenzo Pasotti and Paolo Magni at the University of Pavia 🇮🇹
www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
#SyntheticBiology #EngineeredLivingMaterials #ELMs
Engineered Living Materials for Bioproduction Downstream Processing
Microbial fermentation provides a renewable route to a wide portfolio of fuels, chemicals, and therapeutics, yet product recovery is still dominated by energy-intensive biomass removal operations. Her...
www.biorxiv.org
June 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
New Preprint Out from the Molinari Lab!
We’re thrilled to share our latest work on engineered living materials (ELMs) in collaboration with Prof. Lorenzo Pasotti and Paolo Magni at the University of Pavia 🇮🇹
www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
#SyntheticBiology #EngineeredLivingMaterials #ELMs
We’re thrilled to share our latest work on engineered living materials (ELMs) in collaboration with Prof. Lorenzo Pasotti and Paolo Magni at the University of Pavia 🇮🇹
www.biorxiv.org/cgi/content/...
#SyntheticBiology #EngineeredLivingMaterials #ELMs
🎉 Big news! The Molinari Lab has been awarded a 5-year ~$1.9M @NIGMS R35 MIRA ESI grant!
We’ll be exploring how to engineer living materials from the ground up. Huge thanks to our amazing team + @NIH for supporting bold science!
#SyntheticBiology #LivingMaterials
We’ll be exploring how to engineer living materials from the ground up. Huge thanks to our amazing team + @NIH for supporting bold science!
#SyntheticBiology #LivingMaterials
April 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
🎉 Big news! The Molinari Lab has been awarded a 5-year ~$1.9M @NIGMS R35 MIRA ESI grant!
We’ll be exploring how to engineer living materials from the ground up. Huge thanks to our amazing team + @NIH for supporting bold science!
#SyntheticBiology #LivingMaterials
We’ll be exploring how to engineer living materials from the ground up. Huge thanks to our amazing team + @NIH for supporting bold science!
#SyntheticBiology #LivingMaterials
The inauguration of the new academic year at the University of Pavia celebrates 1,200y since the foundation of the first school (Capitolare di Lotario) and 664y of the University. The ceremony was attended by many university presidents, creating a spectacular display of academic gowns 😅
#academia
#academia
January 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The inauguration of the new academic year at the University of Pavia celebrates 1,200y since the foundation of the first school (Capitolare di Lotario) and 664y of the University. The ceremony was attended by many university presidents, creating a spectacular display of academic gowns 😅
#academia
#academia
The #MASBN was such a great success! @kunjapur.bsky.social did a fantastic job organizing it.
Looking forward to next year!
Looking forward to next year!
Our last speaker in the New to the Mid Atlantic session at this year's #MASBN symposium is @saramol.bsky.social who recently started her lab at U. Maryland.
Cool results on asymmetric cell division for patterning
#synbio
Cool results on asymmetric cell division for patterning
#synbio
January 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The #MASBN was such a great success! @kunjapur.bsky.social did a fantastic job organizing it.
Looking forward to next year!
Looking forward to next year!
🚨 We’re Hiring! 🚨
Join the Molinari Lab @UMD_BioE as a Postdoctoral Associate or Staff Scientist and help shape the future of engineered living materials! 💡🔬
📅 Apply today by sending your CV and cover letter at saramol@umd.edu
#syntheticbiology #ELMs
Join the Molinari Lab @UMD_BioE as a Postdoctoral Associate or Staff Scientist and help shape the future of engineered living materials! 💡🔬
📅 Apply today by sending your CV and cover letter at saramol@umd.edu
#syntheticbiology #ELMs
December 10, 2024 at 8:10 PM
🚨 We’re Hiring! 🚨
Join the Molinari Lab @UMD_BioE as a Postdoctoral Associate or Staff Scientist and help shape the future of engineered living materials! 💡🔬
📅 Apply today by sending your CV and cover letter at saramol@umd.edu
#syntheticbiology #ELMs
Join the Molinari Lab @UMD_BioE as a Postdoctoral Associate or Staff Scientist and help shape the future of engineered living materials! 💡🔬
📅 Apply today by sending your CV and cover letter at saramol@umd.edu
#syntheticbiology #ELMs
Can’t wait for the 1st International SynBYSS Conference to start!
Only a few more days :)
We have a line up of incredible speakers starting with the keynotes 👇🏻👇🏻
Only a few more days :)
We have a line up of incredible speakers starting with the keynotes 👇🏻👇🏻
We are excited to announce several keynote speakers joining us at the 1st International SynBYSS Conference, held at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, from December 9-12, 2024.
- Ian Paulsen, PhD
- Adam Arkin, PhD
- Lingchong You, PhD
- Wenjun Zhang, PhD
www.jcvi.org/events/synbyss #synbio
- Ian Paulsen, PhD
- Adam Arkin, PhD
- Lingchong You, PhD
- Wenjun Zhang, PhD
www.jcvi.org/events/synbyss #synbio
December 6, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Can’t wait for the 1st International SynBYSS Conference to start!
Only a few more days :)
We have a line up of incredible speakers starting with the keynotes 👇🏻👇🏻
Only a few more days :)
We have a line up of incredible speakers starting with the keynotes 👇🏻👇🏻
Molinari Lab @UMDBIOE is looking for graduate students! Find out more about our exciting research on Engineered Living Materials 🧫 at molinari.umd.edu
Apply here to the BIOE PhD Program bioe.umd.edu/graduate and mention your interest in the lab in your statement! 👩🏻🔬
Apply here to the BIOE PhD Program bioe.umd.edu/graduate and mention your interest in the lab in your statement! 👩🏻🔬
Opening on July 17th @ the University of Maryland!
molinari.umd.edu
November 29, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Molinari Lab @UMDBIOE is looking for graduate students! Find out more about our exciting research on Engineered Living Materials 🧫 at molinari.umd.edu
Apply here to the BIOE PhD Program bioe.umd.edu/graduate and mention your interest in the lab in your statement! 👩🏻🔬
Apply here to the BIOE PhD Program bioe.umd.edu/graduate and mention your interest in the lab in your statement! 👩🏻🔬