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I'm a PhD candidate in Dr. Stephen Fong's [[Fong| ''Systems Biological Engineering Laboratory'']] at VCU in Richmond, VA. My graduate work has been focused on developing genetic parts to control transcription. I am also actively developing synthetic biology educational material. Please feel free to [mailto:mcarthurgh@vcu.edu email me]. My research interests include:
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'''''Imagination is more important than knowledge.''''' <br />
'''''Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.''''' <br />
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*Orthogonal gene expression
*Artificial gene networks
*Synthetic metagenomics
*Genome organization, refactoring & design
*Metabolic, organellar & enzyme engineering
*Genome-scale, single-cell characterization
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I am a Scientist at [http://arzeda.com Arzeda Corp.], where I develop novel metabolism in industrial bacteria and fungi. Please visit [http://mcarthurresearch.com my webpage] for more information about my current and past work in synthetic biology, metabolic engineering and related biotechnology.
'''''Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.''''' – ''Einstein''
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==Publications==
*McArthur GH 4th, Gowen CM and Fong SS. (2011). '''Modulating gene expression with designed UP elements'''. In preparation.
*Poster (invited) - A synthetic platform for controlling gene expression, Workshop: What are the potential roles of synthetic biology in NASA's mission?, 30-31 October 2010, NASA Ames Center, Moffett Field, CA
*Poster - Modulating gene expression in ''Escherichia coli'' with synthetic UP elements, BIOFAB 2010 Community Meeting, 19-20 July 2010, Emeryville, CA
*Poster - Modulating gene expression in ''Escherichia coli'' with synthetic UP elements, ASM 2010, 23-27 May 2010, San Diego, CA
*Poster - ''Chlamydomonas reinhardtii'' as a photosynthetic cellular chassis and power supply for synthetic biological systems, BioSysBio 2009, 23-25 March 2009, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
*Poster - ''Chlamydomonas reinhardtii'' as a platform for the direct photosynthesis of advanced biofuels, Institute of Biological Engineering 2009 annual meeting, 19-22 March 2009, Santa Clara, CA
*Poster - A bottom-up approach to synthetic biology education: From iGEM teams to undergraduate curricula, [http://sb4.biobricks.org/ Synthetic Biology 4.0], 10-12 October 2008, HKUST, Hong Kong, China
*Talk - [http://tv.theiet.org/technology/electronics/1199.cfm The Virginia Genetically Engineered Machine Team], BioSysBio 2008, 20-22 April 2008, Imperial College London, London, UK
*Poster - Harvesting cellulose and light to power butanol biosynthesis: A synthetic biology approach to metabolic engineering, Institute of Biological Engineering 2008 annual meeting, 6-9 March 2008, Chapel Hill, NC
*Talk/poster - Harvesting cellulose and light to power butanol biosynthesis: A synthetic biology approach to metabolic engineering, [http://parts.mit.edu/igem07/index.php/Main_Page iGEM 2007], 3-4 November 2007, MIT, Cambridge, MA
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==Education==
Virginia Commonwealth University · ''Richmond, VA''
*Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (in progress)
**Advised by Stephen Fong
*M.S. in Chemical Engineering (2009)
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University of Virginia · ''Charlottesville, VA''
*B.S. in Chemical Engineering with a Concentration in Biotechnology (2008)
**Advised by Erik Fernandez
*B.A. in Music, (2008)
*Minor in Biology (2008)
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George McArthur IV
Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
- Einstein
I am a Scientist at Arzeda Corp., where I develop novel metabolism in industrial bacteria and fungi. Please visit my webpage for more information about my current and past work in synthetic biology, metabolic engineering and related biotechnology.
