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Welcome to The Mills Lab!

Our research involves the molecular engineering of proteins that control spatial organization in biological systems, with applications in plastic remediation and oral vaccine delivery. 

Research Areas

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Microbial factory for the degradation of PET waste

Decentralized PET Waste Remediation

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Cell free test tube with liquid-liquid phase separation

Liquid-liquid phase separation

 

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Anaerobic cell free protein synthesis pipeline for anaerobic gut fungi

Anaerobic cell-free systems

 

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Low cost oral vaccines

Low-cost oral vaccines

 

The Mills Lab
Bioengineering 3004
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-2036
carolynemills@ucsb.edu

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Location: Bioengineering

Department of Bioengineering

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