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Julius B. Lucks

Northwestern University · US
Area of research
Molecular Biology · Genetics
Research interest
Research interests include RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, RNA modifications and cancer, and RNA Research and Splicing.
h-index
46
citations
6,772
works
164
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Deconstructing synthetic biology across scales: a conceptual approach for training synthetic biologists
Nature Communications 2024cited by 18position: lastdoi
Computationally reconstructing cotranscriptional RNA folding from experimental data reveals rearrangement of non-native folding intermediates
Molecular Cell 2021cited by 91position: lastdoi
Cell-free biosensors for rapid detection of water contaminants
Nature Biotechnology 2020cited by 394position: lastdoi
De novo-designed translation-repressing riboregulators for multi-input cellular logic
Nature Chemical Biology 2019cited by 143position: middledoi
A ligand-gated strand displacement mechanism for ZTP riboswitch transcription control
Nature Chemical Biology 2019cited by 87position: lastdoi
Computational design of three-dimensional RNA structure and function
Nature Nanotechnology 2019cited by 73position: middledoi
PLANT-Dx: A Molecular Diagnostic for Point-of-Use Detection of Plant Pathogens
ACS Synthetic Biology 2019cited by 58position: lastdoi
Distinct timescales of RNA regulators enable the construction of a genetic pulse generator
Biotechnology and Bioengineering 2019cited by 53position: middledoi
High-throughput determination of RNA structures
Nature Reviews Genetics 2018cited by 196position: lastdoi
Mathematical Modeling of RNA-Based Architectures for Closed Loop Control of Gene Expression
ACS Synthetic Biology 2018cited by 51position: middledoi
Computational design of small transcription activating RNAs for versatile and dynamic gene regulation
Nature Communications 2017cited by 153position: lastdoi
Cotranscriptional folding of a riboswitch at nucleotide resolution
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 2016cited by 203position: lastdoi
Characterizing RNA structures in vitro and in vivo with selective 2′-hydroxyl acylation analyzed by primer extension sequencing (SHAPE-Seq)
Methods 2016cited by 85position: lastdoi
Creating small transcription activating RNAs
Nature Chemical Biology 2015cited by 268position: lastdoi
A renaissance in RNA synthetic biology: new mechanisms, applications and tools for the future
Current Opinion in Chemical Biology 2015cited by 170position: lastdoi
Characterizing and prototyping genetic networks with cell-free transcription–translation reactions
Methods 2015cited by 130position: lastdoi
Simultaneous characterization of cellular RNA structure and function with in-cell SHAPE-Seq
Nucleic Acids Research 2015cited by 90position: lastdoi
Generating Effective Models and Parameters for RNA Genetic Circuits
ACS Synthetic Biology 2015cited by 56position: lastdoi
Rapidly Characterizing the Fast Dynamics of RNA Genetic Circuitry with Cell-Free Transcription–Translation (TX-TL) Systems
ACS Synthetic Biology 2014cited by 181position: lastdoi
SHAPE-Seq 2.0: systematic optimization and extension of high-throughput chemical probing of RNA secondary structure with next generation sequencing
Nucleic Acids Research 2014cited by 148position: lastdoi
The centrality of RNA for engineering gene expression
Biotechnology Journal 2013cited by 88position: lastdoi
A modular strategy for engineering orthogonal chimeric RNA transcription regulators
Nucleic Acids Research 2013cited by 86position: lastdoi
An RNA Mapping DataBase for curating RNA structure mapping experiments
Bioinformatics 2012cited by 114position: middledoi
SHAPE–Seq: High‐Throughput RNA Structure Analysis
Current Protocols in Chemical Biology 2012cited by 84position: lastdoi

Grants

URoL:ASC: The design, development, and societal impact of rapid, in-home, water quality biosensors
NSF2319427$3,000,0002023–2028PIRePORTER
Transitions: Evolving our Understanding of Dynamic RNA Folding and Function
NSF2310382$750,0002023–2026PIRePORTER
RAPID: Point-of-Need Detection of COVID-19 using CRISPR-Enabled Cell-Free Synthetic Biology
NSF2028651$200,0002020–2022PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Uncovering How Riboswitches Exploit Out-of-Equilibrium RNA Folding Pathways to Make Genetic Decisions
NSF1914567$351,5592019–2024PIRePORTER
RAPID: Collaborative Research: A cell-free synthetic biology platform for water quality monitoring - field testing and validation at the Camp Fire site in Paradise, California
NSF1929912$180,0002019–2021PIRePORTER
GOALI: Advanced biomanufacturing with inducible feedback promoters
NSF1803747$500,0002018–2023PIRePORTER
CAREER: Uncovering Quantitative Design Principles of RNA Regulators For Synthetic Biology
NSF1650040$574,0882016–2021PIRePORTER
CAREER: Uncovering Quantitative Design Principles of RNA Regulators For Synthetic Biology
NSF1452441$293,4852015–2016PIRePORTER
The Nuts and Bolts of Bioengineered Systems: A Workshop on Standards in Synthetic Biology; Valencia, Spain- March 8-10, 2015
NSF1523345$49,9992015–2016PIRePORTER
Dynamic Control of Glycan Biosynthesis with Synthetic RNA Circuitry
NSF1402843$300,0002014–2017PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

James Chappell · Institut de Biologie systémique et synthétique8 papers (2013–2019)Melissa K. Takahashi · California State University, Northridge6 papers (2013–2015)Kyle E. Watters · University of California, Berkeley6 papers (2013–2016)Vincent Noireaux · University of Minnesota, Twin Cities4 papers (2014–2019)Eric J. Strobel · University at Buffalo, State University of New York4 papers (2016–2019)Paul D. Carlson · Cogent (United Kingdom)3 papers (2019–2019) · 3 papers (2017–2020)Angela M Yu · Baylor College of Medicine3 papers (2016–2021)Alexandra Westbrook · Cornell University3 papers (2017–2019)Colin S. Maxwell · North Carolina State University2 papers (2018–2019)Deepak K. Agrawal · Indian Institute of Technology Bombay2 papers (2018–2019)Chase L. Beisel · University of Würzburg2 papers (2018–2019)Michael C. Jewett · Northwestern University2 papers (2019–2024)Mary J. Dunlop · Boston University2 papers (2018–2019)David Loughrey · Georgia Institute of Technology2 papers (2013–2014)James J. Collins · Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard2 papers (2019–2020)Rhiju Das · Stanford University2 papers (2012–2019)Clarmyra A. Hayes · University of Warwick2 papers (2014–2015) · 2 papers (2019–2021)Zachary Z. Sun · California Institute of Technology2 papers (2014–2015)