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Christopher V Rao

Ray and Beverly Mentzer Professor

UIUC

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

School of Chemical Sciences

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Christopher V Rao is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Ray and Beverly Mentzer Professor at Uiuc.

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UIUC

Ray and Beverly Mentzer Professor

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microbiology biochemistry bacteria molecular microbiology biological engineering biotechnology microbial cell factory molecular biology process biochemistry biochemical engineering applied microbiology metabolic engineering microorganisms molecular cell biology biological chemistry molecular metabolism microbial physiology bacteriology biosynthesis metabolic pathways escherichia coli cell metabolism yeast molecular and cellular biology structural molecular biology bioresource technology lipid resource bioproducts bioenergetics virulence factors control optimization fungal genetics pathway engineering cellular biochemistry microbial genetics prokaryotic system gene regulation biomass conversion mathematical optimization biological macromolecules biorefinery product bacillus subtilis transcription regulation biomass resource fungal cell factory flagellar gene expression bacterial chemotaxis model predictive control model-based control technique state estimation gene regulatory networks cell motility food fermentation protein secretion biochemical interaction protein expression fungal cell biology lipid production lignocellulosic biomass xylose metabolism state observer complex biological systems regulatory network modelling cell migration metabolic networks synthetic circuits gene structure inequality constraints bacillus subtilis chemotaxis lysine acetylation oleaginous yeast rhodosporidium pentose sugars lactic acid amino acid chemotaxis flagellar genes negative feedback systems biology biosystems biotechnology advance synthetic biology

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Engineering of Xylose Metabolic Pathways in Rhodotorula Toruloides for Sustainable Biomanufacturing. FEMS Yeast Research (2025)

Hyunjoon OhHyun Gi KohSuk-Chae JungQaunhui YeSujit Sadashiv JagtapChristopher V RaoYong-Su Jin

metabolic engineeringfungal cell factoryprocess biochemistryenzymesbiochemical engineeringindustrial mycologymetabolic pathwaysbiochemistrymicrobial cell factoryxylose metabolic pathwaysnative xylose reductasexylose metabolismbioproductscellular enzymologybiomolecular engineering

Extracellular Polyol Esters of Fatty Acids by Rhodotorula Yeast for Streamlined Biorefineries. Trends in biotechnology (2025)

Sujit S JagtapChristopher V Rao

biological engineeringlipidsfungal cell factoryprocess biochemistrylipid chemistryfatty acidsbiochemical engineeringbiomoleculesextracellular polyol estersindustrial mycologylipid resourcebiochemistrybiotechnologymicrobial cell factorybiomanufacturingbiomolecular engineeringbiosynthesisrhodotorula yeast

Lipid Accumulation in Nitrogen and Phosphorus-Limited Yeast is Caused by Less Growth-Related Dilution. Metabolic Engineering (2025)

Xi LiDaniel R WeilandtFelix C KeberArjuna M SubramanianShayne R LoynesChristopher V RaoYihui ShenMartin WührJoshua D Rabinowitz

metabolic engineeringlipidslipid accumulationphosphorus-limited yeastlipid resourcebiochemistrymicrobiologybiologyyeastfungal geneticsfungal ecologyless growth-related dilution

N-Acetyl Cysteine Exhibits Antimicrobial and Anti-Virulence Activity Against Salmonella Enterica. PLoS ONE (2025)

Selwan HamedMohamed EmaraPayman TohidifarChristopher V. Rao

virulence genesclinical microbiologyn-acetyl cysteineantimicrobial agentsinfectious diseasessalmonella entericapathogenic bacteriaantimicrobial susceptibilityantimicrobial chemotherapyantibiotic resistanceantimicrobial resistancemicrobiologypathogensantimicrobial resistance genesantibioticsapplied microbiologyinfection control

Rt-Ez: A Golden Gate Assembly Toolkit for Streamlined Genetic Engineering of Rhodotorula Toruloides. ACS Synthetic Biology (2025)

Hyun Gi KohPayman TohidifarHyunjoon OhQuanhui YeSuk-Chae JungChristopher V. RaoYong-Su Jin

biological engineeringgenetic engineeringgenome editingbiomoleculesstreamlined genetic engineeringsynthetic biologybiotechnology advancebiotechnologymicrobial cell factorygolden gate assemblyarachidonic acidmolecular biotechnologybiomanufacturingpathway engineeringbiomolecular engineering

Engineering and Evolution of Yarrowia Lipolytica for Producing Lipids From Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates. Bioresource Technology (2024)

Sangdo YookAnshu DeewanLeah ZiolkowskiStephan LanePayman TohidifarMing-Hsun ChengVijay SinghMatthew J StasiewiczChristopher V RaoYong-Su Jin

metabolic engineeringprocess biochemistryxylose assimilationbiochemical engineeringlipid resourcemetabolic pathwaysbiochemistrymicrobiologybiotechnologymicrobial cell factoryyeastfungal geneticsreverse engineeringxev strainpathway engineeringbiomolecular engineeringbiosynthesis

How Does Escherichia Coli Allocate Proteome?. ACS Synthetic Biology (2024)

Chen LiaoPriyanka PriyankaYi-Hui LaiChristopher V. RaoTing Lu

negative feedbackprotein scienceprecise resource allocationprotein designprotein biosynthesisprotein engineeringmolecular biologyprotein synthesisescherichia colisystems biologyproteome research

Integration of Plant and Microbial Oil Processing at Oilcane Biorefineries for More Sustainable Biofuel Production. GCB Bioenergy (2024)

Yoel R. Cortés‐PeñaWilliam WoodruffShivali BanerjeeYalin LiVijay SinghChristopher V. RaoJeremy S. Guest

biological engineeringbiofuelsbiochemical engineeringsustainable productionagricultural economicsbioenergybiorefinery productrenewable oil productionbiomass conversionbiotechnologyfuel productionmicrobial oil productionbiomass (energy)bioresource technologybiomass resourcefinancial parity

Nitrogen Starvation Causes Lipid Remodeling in Rhodotorula Toruloides. Microbial Cell Factories (2024)

Shekhar MishraAnshu DeewanHuimin ZhaoChristopher V Rao

lipidsmetabolismmolecular metabolismnitrogen limitationmetabolic pathwaysnitrogen starvationbiochemistrymicrobiologybiologycell metabolismmicrobial cell factoryyeastlipid accumulation phenotypebiosynthesisfungal physiology

Regulation of Bacterial Stringent Response by an Evolutionarily Conserved Ribosomal Protein L11 Methylation. mBio (2024)

Hanna E. WalukiewiczYuliya FarrisMeagan C. BurnetSarah C. FeidYoungki YouHyeyoon KimThomas BankDavid ChristensenSamuel H. PayneAlan J. WolfeChristopher V. RaoErnesto S. Nakayasu

ribosomal protein l11proteomicsmolecular metabolismmolecular microbiologybl11 methylationepigeneticsbiochemistrymicrobiologybacteriaprokaryotic systemtranscription (biology)molecular biologybiological chemistryarginine methylationstructural molecular biologymicrobial proteomicsproteome research

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Christopher V Rao

Ray and Beverly Mentzer Professor

UIUC

Affiliations

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

School of Chemical Sciences

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Christopher V Rao is currently serving as a College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences Ray and Beverly Mentzer Professor at Uiuc.

Honors

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Christopher V Rao

UIUC

Ray and Beverly Mentzer Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Engineering of Xylose Metabolic Pathways in Rhodotorula Toruloides for Sustainable Biomanufacturing. FEMS Yeast Research (2025)

Hyunjoon OhHyun Gi KohSuk-Chae JungQaunhui YeSujit Sadashiv JagtapChristopher V RaoYong-Su Jin

Extracellular Polyol Esters of Fatty Acids by Rhodotorula Yeast for Streamlined Biorefineries. Trends in biotechnology (2025)

Sujit S JagtapChristopher V Rao

Lipid Accumulation in Nitrogen and Phosphorus-Limited Yeast is Caused by Less Growth-Related Dilution. Metabolic Engineering (2025)

Xi LiDaniel R WeilandtFelix C KeberArjuna M SubramanianShayne R LoynesChristopher V RaoYihui ShenMartin WührJoshua D Rabinowitz

metabolic engineeringlipidslipid accumulationphosphorus-limited yeastlipid resourcebiochemistrymicrobiologybiologyyeastfungal geneticsfungal ecologyless growth-related dilution

N-Acetyl Cysteine Exhibits Antimicrobial and Anti-Virulence Activity Against Salmonella Enterica. PLoS ONE (2025)

Selwan HamedMohamed EmaraPayman TohidifarChristopher V. Rao

Rt-Ez: A Golden Gate Assembly Toolkit for Streamlined Genetic Engineering of Rhodotorula Toruloides. ACS Synthetic Biology (2025)

Hyun Gi KohPayman TohidifarHyunjoon OhQuanhui YeSuk-Chae JungChristopher V. RaoYong-Su Jin

Engineering and Evolution of Yarrowia Lipolytica for Producing Lipids From Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates. Bioresource Technology (2024)

Sangdo YookAnshu DeewanLeah ZiolkowskiStephan LanePayman TohidifarMing-Hsun ChengVijay SinghMatthew J StasiewiczChristopher V RaoYong-Su Jin

How Does Escherichia Coli Allocate Proteome?. ACS Synthetic Biology (2024)

Chen LiaoPriyanka PriyankaYi-Hui LaiChristopher V. RaoTing Lu

negative feedbackprotein scienceprecise resource allocationprotein designprotein biosynthesisprotein engineeringmolecular biologyprotein synthesisescherichia colisystems biologyproteome research

Integration of Plant and Microbial Oil Processing at Oilcane Biorefineries for More Sustainable Biofuel Production. GCB Bioenergy (2024)

Yoel R. Cortés‐PeñaWilliam WoodruffShivali BanerjeeYalin LiVijay SinghChristopher V. RaoJeremy S. Guest

Nitrogen Starvation Causes Lipid Remodeling in Rhodotorula Toruloides. Microbial Cell Factories (2024)

Shekhar MishraAnshu DeewanHuimin ZhaoChristopher V Rao

Regulation of Bacterial Stringent Response by an Evolutionarily Conserved Ribosomal Protein L11 Methylation. mBio (2024)

Hanna E. WalukiewiczYuliya FarrisMeagan C. BurnetSarah C. FeidYoungki YouHyeyoon KimThomas BankDavid ChristensenSamuel H. PayneAlan J. WolfeChristopher V. RaoErnesto S. Nakayasu

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