The Lucks Lab

@LucksLab

The Julius B. Lucks Lab for RNA Engineering @NorthwesternU @NUSynBio

Evanston, IL luckslab.org Joined October 2016

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The Lucks Lab @LucksLab Jan 13, 2025

ROSALIND 3.0 is out in @nchembio !

Cell-free biosensors are revolutionizing point-of-care diagnostics, but we need greater sensitivity to detect harmful chemicals. Enter: Polymerase Strand Recycling (PSR) — a game-changer for signal amplification! 🌟

nature.com/articles/s4158…

The Lucks Lab @LucksLab Feb 9

Interested in the RNA multiverse? Check out my recent podcast with @IINanoNU!

open.spotify.com/episode/2hhUDd…

The Lucks Lab @LucksLab Feb 2

Pre-print alert - measuring RNA folding energies using high throughput sequencing.

A new framework for uncovering principles of RNA folding and design.

Doors are opening!

biorxiv.org/content/10.648…

The Lucks Lab @LucksLab Jul 14, 2025

Chicago has a big problem with lead in drinking water and we are helping to solve it with at-home biosensor tests.

chicago.suntimes.com/environment/20…

chicago.suntimes.com Chicago was ordered to warn residents about toxic lead pipes; only 7% of them have been told Months past a November 2024 deadline, most Chicagoans haven’t been told their drinking water could be unsafe.

The Lucks Lab @LucksLab Jun 4, 2025

Why is @NUsynbio so great - it's the people. Check out our latest staff profile of our incredible Director of Operations Yael Mayer!

syntheticbiology.northwestern.edu/csb-staff-prof…

syntheticbiology.northwestern.edu CSB Staff Profile: Yael Mayer—Supporting the Science Behind the Scenes - Center for Synthetic... We recently sat down with Yael Mayer, the Center for Synthetic Biology’s (CSB) Director of Operations and Outreach, to learn more about her path to Northwestern, her passion for staff … Continued