Blaine Pfeifer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Telephone: 617-627-2582
blaine.pfeifer@tufts.edu

Graduate Student:

Haoran Zhang
Xiamen University

Research Background
My current research work is to discover new therapeutic compounds using gene-shuffling technology. This utilizes a technique known as λ-Red recombineering, which we use to modify the chromosome of Escherichia coli. Our laboratory currently has the capability of synthesizing 6-dEB, the precursor to the broad-spectrum antibiotic Erythromycin. Another project of mine is to introduce the genes responsible for full Erythromycin biosynthesis in E. coli.

Personal Information
I am from Fujian, a southern province of China. I earned my bachelors and masters degrees in chemical engineering from Xiamen University and I am now furthering my education here in Tufts University. I am quite interested in biotechnology and enjoy dedicating myself into research in this field. I also enjoy music, swimming, and traveling.

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