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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Screening, design, and optimization of novel biocatalysts for C-F Cleavage of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
Wackett, L. P. (PI)
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
1/22/25 → 1/21/29
Project: Research project
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Enabling nature to destroy environmental PFAS contaminants
Kazlauskas, R. J. (PI) & Wackett, L. P. (PI)
LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MN RES
7/1/24 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
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Building Synthetic Biofilm Consortia for Polyfluorinated Chemicals Biodegradation Applications and Beyond
Aksan, A. (PI), Schmidt-Dannert, C. (PI), Thompson, S. K. (PI) & Wackett, L. P. (PI)
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
4/1/24 → 3/31/27
Project: Research project
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Bacterial transformation and degradation of PFAS:Investigation of catalysts and design of naturalattenuation assessment tools
Wackett, L. P. (PI)
6/30/23 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
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Novel Biodegradation Pathways of PFAS Compounds
Elias, M. H. (PI), Wackett, L. P. (CoI) & Jaffe, P. R. (CoI)
6/1/20 → …
Project: Seed
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Molecular biotechnology for the biodegradation of organofluorine compounds
Wackett, L. P., Apr 2026, In: Current opinion in biotechnology. 98, 103446.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Confronting PFAS persistence: enzymes catalyzing C–F bond cleavage
Wackett, L. P., Jan 2025, In: Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 50, 1, p. 71-83 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Continuous Spectrophotometric Assay for Defluorinase and Dechlorinase Activities With α-Halocarboxylic Acids
Ronnander, M., Dodge, A. G., O'Neal, E., Pauls, C., Hanson, J., Christenson, J. K. & Wackett, L. P., Aug 2025, In: Microbial biotechnology. 18, 8, e70216.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Matrix-independent screening of defluorination in vitro and in vivo
Simon, A. T., Dodge, A. G., Bondy, J., O’Connor, M. R., Aksan, A. & Wackett, L. P., 2025, In: mBio. 16, 9, p. 1-17 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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New chemicals fuel the evolution of microbial biodegradation
Wackett, L. P., Dec 18 2025, In: Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews. 89, 4, p. e0020724Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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