Dr. Styczynski’s research lies at the interface of engineering, bioinformatics, molecular biology, and analytical chemistry. His lab takes a systems biology approach to understanding and engineering biotechnologically and biomedically relevant organisms. Using experimental and computational techniques, the lab studies the connections between the different layers of regulation in cells and their ultimate phenotypic outcomes. Of most interest to his lab are metabolites, the small molecule building blocks necessary for all cellular functions both as source materials and as cues that prompt regulation and other cellular responses