ABOUT OUR LAB
Dr. Cao’s research group at Washington State University is dedicated to tackling key challenges in sustainability and health through synthetic bioengineering. Specifically, his work centers on applying tools from molecular and synthetic biology, integrated with engineering principles, to design novel microbial systems and bioprocesses or enhance existing ones across multiple scales, from DNA and proteins to microbial communities.
These efforts are aimed at developing innovative solutions to pressing environmental and health issues, such as removing emerging contaminants, recovering critical resources, promoting sustainable biomanufacturing, and combating antimicrobial resistance.
