The Maselko lab is based in Applied BioSciences at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.
We harness the untapped potential of animal synthetic biology to engineer solutions to some of the world's most pressing problems. Animals are uniquely suited for a variety of applications that have so far been hard to address with microbial synthetic biology. We utilize cutting edge genetic engineering capabilities and computational biology to determine how animals could be used to help clean up contaminated ecosystems, to develop safer and more effective pest controls, and to turn our waste into high value compounds.
We harness the untapped potential of animal synthetic biology to engineer solutions to some of the world's most pressing problems. Animals are uniquely suited for a variety of applications that have so far been hard to address with microbial synthetic biology. We utilize cutting edge genetic engineering capabilities and computational biology to determine how animals could be used to help clean up contaminated ecosystems, to develop safer and more effective pest controls, and to turn our waste into high value compounds.