Affiliation: US Army CCDC Chemical Biological Center

Matthew Lux, PhD has served as Research Biologist for the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical and Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) since 2013. He has degrees in computational biology and electrical engineering from Virginia Tech. In his current role, Dr. Lux serves as Principle Investigator for a range of synthetic biology projects, mostly related to cell-free systems. Specific emphasis is placed on the use of cell-free systems for sensing applications, especially in resource-poor environments. Efforts are focused on deployment of cell-free systems into paper and other substrates, rapid sensor development for emerging threats, and reliability and reproducibility issues with such systems. Other research areas include DNA as an information molecule and phage engineering, such as barcoding of microbes, DNA as a chemical taggant for item verification, and phage host-target engineering.