Edgardo Farinas
Edgardo Farinas
Associate Professor, Chemistry and Environmental Science
386 Tiernan Hall (TIER)
About Me
Chair (07/01/2012-2017)
Associate Professor: New Jersey Institute of Technology (2010)
Assistant Professor: NJIT (2004-2010)
Postdoctoral Researcher: University of Texas at Austin (George Georgiou and Brett Iverson)
California Institute of Technology (Frances Arnold: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018)
Yale University (Lynn Regan)
PhD: University of California Santa Cruz (Pradip Mascharak)
Associate Professor: New Jersey Institute of Technology (2010)
Assistant Professor: NJIT (2004-2010)
Postdoctoral Researcher: University of Texas at Austin (George Georgiou and Brett Iverson)
California Institute of Technology (Frances Arnold: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018)
Yale University (Lynn Regan)
PhD: University of California Santa Cruz (Pradip Mascharak)
Education
Ph.D.; University of California-Santa Cruz; Chemistry; 1997
B.S.; Loyola University Chicago; Chemistry; 1990
B.S.; Loyola University Chicago; Chemistry; 1990
2024 Fall Courses
CHE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CHEM 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
EVSC 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
EVSC 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
EVSC 592 - GRADUATE WORK EXPERIENCE II
EVSC 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
CHEM 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
CHEM 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CHEM 475 - BIOCHEMISTRY LAB I
CHEM 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
EVSC 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
CHEM 391 - RESEARCH AND INDEPENDENT STUDY
CHEM 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY I
CHEM 492 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHEM 590 - GRADUATE CO-OP WORK EXPER I
CHEM 701C - MASTERS THESIS
CHEM 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
EVSC 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
EVSC 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
CHEM 591 - GRADUATE CO-OP WORK EXPER II
CHEM 701B - MASTERS THESIS
EVSC 591 - GRADUATE WORK EXPERIENCE I
EVSC 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
FRSC 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY I
CHEM 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
EVSC 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
EVSC 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
EVSC 592 - GRADUATE WORK EXPERIENCE II
EVSC 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
CHEM 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
CHEM 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CHEM 475 - BIOCHEMISTRY LAB I
CHEM 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
EVSC 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
CHEM 391 - RESEARCH AND INDEPENDENT STUDY
CHEM 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY I
CHEM 492 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHEM 590 - GRADUATE CO-OP WORK EXPER I
CHEM 701C - MASTERS THESIS
CHEM 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
EVSC 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
EVSC 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
CHEM 591 - GRADUATE CO-OP WORK EXPER II
CHEM 701B - MASTERS THESIS
EVSC 591 - GRADUATE WORK EXPERIENCE I
EVSC 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
FRSC 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY I
Teaching Interests
Biochemistry
Past Courses
CHEM 125: GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
CHEM 244A: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB
CHEM 244A: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY
CHEM 412: INORG REACTNS & PROCSSES
CHEM 473: BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEM 474: BIOCHEMISTRY II
CHEM 475: BIOCHEMISTRY LAB I
CHEM 673: BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEM 244A: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LAB
CHEM 244A: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY
CHEM 412: INORG REACTNS & PROCSSES
CHEM 473: BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEM 474: BIOCHEMISTRY II
CHEM 475: BIOCHEMISTRY LAB I
CHEM 673: BIOCHEMISTRY
Research Interests
Protein Engineering, Directed Evolution, Protein Display, Enzymes, Biotechnology
Other
Applications of Bacillus subtilis Protein Display for Medicine, Catalysis, Environmental Remediation, and Protein Engineering
Microorganisms, December 2023
Microorganisms, December 2023
Journal Article
Gupta, Indrani, & Farinas, Edgardo T., & Mitra, Somenath (2023). Development of carbon nanotube-metal organic framework (MOF) hybrid antiviral microfiltration membrane. Separation and Purification Technology, 315, 123766.
Gupta, Indrani, & Azizighannad, Samar, & Farinas, Edgardo T., & Mitra, Somenath (2022). Synergistic Antiviral Effects of Metal Oxides and Carbon Nanotubes. International Journal of Molecular Science, 23(19), 11967.
Gupta, Indrani, & Azizighannad, Samar, & Farinas, Edgardo T., & Mitra, Somenath (2021). Antiviral properties of select carbon nanostructures and their functionalized analogs. Materials Today Communications. Materials Today Communications, 29, 102743.
Gupta, Indrani, & Chakraborty, Joydeep, & Roy, Sagar, & Farinas, Edgardo T., & Mitra, Somenath (2021). Synergistic Effects of Microwave Radiation and NanocarbonImmobilized Membranes in the Generation of Bacteria-Free Watervia Membrane Distillation. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Researcg, 61(3), 1453-1463.
Sheng, Silu, & Farinas, Edgardo T. (2021). Laccase and Its Mutant Displayed on the Bacillus subtilis Spore Coat for Oxidation of Phenolic Compounds in Organic Solvents. Cataylsis, 11, 606.
Gupta, Indrani, & Azizighannad, Samar, & Farinas, Edgardo T., & Mitra, Somenath (2022). Synergistic Antiviral Effects of Metal Oxides and Carbon Nanotubes. International Journal of Molecular Science, 23(19), 11967.
Gupta, Indrani, & Azizighannad, Samar, & Farinas, Edgardo T., & Mitra, Somenath (2021). Antiviral properties of select carbon nanostructures and their functionalized analogs. Materials Today Communications. Materials Today Communications, 29, 102743.
Gupta, Indrani, & Chakraborty, Joydeep, & Roy, Sagar, & Farinas, Edgardo T., & Mitra, Somenath (2021). Synergistic Effects of Microwave Radiation and NanocarbonImmobilized Membranes in the Generation of Bacteria-Free Watervia Membrane Distillation. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Researcg, 61(3), 1453-1463.
Sheng, Silu, & Farinas, Edgardo T. (2021). Laccase and Its Mutant Displayed on the Bacillus subtilis Spore Coat for Oxidation of Phenolic Compounds in Organic Solvents. Cataylsis, 11, 606.
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Chakraborty, Indrani, & Chakraborty, Joydeep, & Farinas, Edgardo T, & Mitra, Somenath (2020). Nanocarbon immobilized membranes for generating bacteria and endotoxin free water via membrane distillation. Separation and Purification Technology, 259, Joydeep.
Chakraborty, Joydeep T., & Nereria, Natalia S, & Zhang, Xu, & Reddy, Pradeep R, & Szostak, Michal, & Farinas, Edgardo T, & Jordan, Frank (2019). Engineering 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase to a 2-oxoaliphatic dehydrogenase complex by optimizing consecutive components. AIChE Journal, e16769.
Chakraborty, Joydeep, & Nermeria, Natalia S., & Farinas, Edgardo T., & Jordan, Frank (2018). Catalysis of transthioacylation in the active centers of dihydrolipoamide acyltransferase components of 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase complex. FEBS Open Bio , 8(6), 880-896.
Sheng, Silu ., & Jia, Han, & Topiol, Sidney, & Farinas, Edgardo T (2017). Engineering CotA Laccase for Acidic pH Stability using Bacillus subtilis Spore Display. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol, 27, 507-513.
Patel, Hetalben, & Shim, Da Jeong, & Farinas, Edgardo T., & Jordan, Frank Investigation of the donor and acceptor range for chiral carboligation catalyzed by the E1 component of the 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 98, 42-45.
Shim, Da Jeong, & Nemeria, Natalia S, & Balakrishman, Anand, & Patel, Hetalban, & Song, Jaeyoung, & Jordan, Frank, & Farinas, Edgardo T. (2011). Assignment of Function to Histidines 260 and 298 by Engineering the E1 Component of the Escherichia coli 2-Oxoglutarate Dehydrogenase Complex; Substitutions That Lead to Acceptance of Substrates Lacking the 5-Carboxyl Group. Biochemistry, 50(35), 7705-7709.
Gupta, Nirupama, & Farinas, Edgardo T. (2010). Directed evolution of CotA laccase for increased substrate specificity using Bacillus subtilis spores. Protein Engineering, Design & Selection/Oxford Journals, 23(8), 679-682.
Gupta, Nirupama, & Lee, Frederick S, & Farinas, Edgardo T. (2009). Laboratory Evolution of Laccase for Substrate Specificity. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 62(3-4), 230-234.
Chakraborty, Joydeep T., & Nereria, Natalia S, & Zhang, Xu, & Reddy, Pradeep R, & Szostak, Michal, & Farinas, Edgardo T, & Jordan, Frank (2019). Engineering 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase to a 2-oxoaliphatic dehydrogenase complex by optimizing consecutive components. AIChE Journal, e16769.
Chakraborty, Joydeep, & Nermeria, Natalia S., & Farinas, Edgardo T., & Jordan, Frank (2018). Catalysis of transthioacylation in the active centers of dihydrolipoamide acyltransferase components of 2-oxo acid dehydrogenase complex. FEBS Open Bio , 8(6), 880-896.
Sheng, Silu ., & Jia, Han, & Topiol, Sidney, & Farinas, Edgardo T (2017). Engineering CotA Laccase for Acidic pH Stability using Bacillus subtilis Spore Display. J. Microbiol. Biotechnol, 27, 507-513.
Patel, Hetalben, & Shim, Da Jeong, & Farinas, Edgardo T., & Jordan, Frank Investigation of the donor and acceptor range for chiral carboligation catalyzed by the E1 component of the 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 98, 42-45.
Shim, Da Jeong, & Nemeria, Natalia S, & Balakrishman, Anand, & Patel, Hetalban, & Song, Jaeyoung, & Jordan, Frank, & Farinas, Edgardo T. (2011). Assignment of Function to Histidines 260 and 298 by Engineering the E1 Component of the Escherichia coli 2-Oxoglutarate Dehydrogenase Complex; Substitutions That Lead to Acceptance of Substrates Lacking the 5-Carboxyl Group. Biochemistry, 50(35), 7705-7709.
Gupta, Nirupama, & Farinas, Edgardo T. (2010). Directed evolution of CotA laccase for increased substrate specificity using Bacillus subtilis spores. Protein Engineering, Design & Selection/Oxford Journals, 23(8), 679-682.
Gupta, Nirupama, & Lee, Frederick S, & Farinas, Edgardo T. (2009). Laboratory Evolution of Laccase for Substrate Specificity. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic, 62(3-4), 230-234.
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Conference Proceeding
Molecular Augmented Reality for Design and Engineering (MADE): Effectiveness of AR Models on Discovery, Learning, and Education
Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2020
Springer Nature Switzerland AG, 2020