Burckhard Seelig

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Credentials

PhD

Research Summary

The Seelig Lab implements Darwinian molecular evolution in a test tube to generate novel proteins for synthetic biology and biomedical applications, to study the origin and evolution of functional proteins, and to investigate the history of the genetic code. We generate de novo proteins with custom-made properties through in vitro and in vivo selection and evolution. We study our new proteins in detail to help elucidate fundamental principles of protein biochemistry and the origin of protein-based life.