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Buz Barstow

Cornell University · US
Area of research
Molecular Biology · Environmental Engineering
Research interest
Research interests include Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation, Protein Structure and Dynamics, Enzyme Structure and Function, and Microbial metabolism and enzyme function.
h-index
16
citations
1,044
works
95
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

High efficiency rare earth element bioleaching with systems biology guided engineering of Gluconobacter oxydans
Communications Biology 2025cited by 20position: lastdoi
Sustainable recovery of critical metals from spent lithium-ion batteries through gluconic acid-based bioleaching: Techno-economic analysis, life cycle assessment and process optimization
Chemical Engineering Journal 2025cited by 13position: middledoi
Direct genome-scale screening of Gluconobacter oxydans B58 for rare earth element bioleaching
Communications Biology 2025cited by 7position: lastdoi
Single-cell multimodal imaging uncovers energy conversion pathways in biohybrids
Nature Chemistry 2023cited by 34position: middledoi
ZnO Precursor’s ability to catalyze formation of reactive oxygen species to degrade aqueous organic pollutants
Chemical Engineering Journal 2023cited by 19position: middledoi
Genomic characterization of rare earth binding by Shewanella oneidensis
Scientific Reports 2023cited by 15position: lastdoi
Identification of a pathway for electron uptake in Shewanella oneidensis
Communications Biology 2021cited by 80position: lastdoi
Generation of a Gluconobacter oxydans knockout collection for improved extraction of rare earth elements
Nature Communications 2021cited by 76position: lastdoi
Constraints on the Efficiency of Engineered Electromicrobial Production
Joule 2020cited by 62position: lastdoi

Grants

A Microbe-Mineral Atlas for a Sustainable Energy Future
NSF2435259$2,000,0002025–2027PIRePORTER
I-Corps: Translation potential of an engineered strain of Vibrio natriegens as a chassis for low resource, scalable molecular biology
NSF2533076$50,0002025–2026PIRePORTER
I-Corps: Biological Extraction and Purification of Rare Earth Elements
NSF2228821$50,0002022–2024PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Brooke Pian · Cornell University6 papers (2021–2025)Alexa M. Schmitz · Ithaca College6 papers (2020–2025)Esteban Gazel · Cornell University4 papers (2021–2025)Matthew C. Reid · Cornell University4 papers (2021–2025)Mingming Wu · Dalian University of Technology4 papers (2021–2025)Farshid Salimijazi · Cornell University3 papers (2020–2023)Megan Holycross · Cornell University3 papers (2023–2025)Sean Medin · Ithaca College3 papers (2021–2025)Sabrina Marecos · Cornell University2 papers (2025–2025)Lee Joseph · Sinai Health System1 papers (2025–2025) · 1 papers (2021–2021)Xianwen Mao · National University of Singapore1 papers (2023–2023)Andrew B. Bocarsly · Princeton University1 papers (2020–2020)Kuunemuebari Mini · Cornell University1 papers (2023–2023)Youngchan Park · Cornell University1 papers (2023–2023)Bing Fu · City University of Hong Kong1 papers (2023–2023)Michael Baym · Massachusetts Institute of Technology1 papers (2021–2021)Liat H. Kugelmass · Cornell University1 papers (2021–2021)Luke Plante · Cornell University1 papers (2025–2025)Tobias Hanrath · Cornell University1 papers (2023–2023)