Paul E. Abraham

Dr. Paul E. Abraham is a Bioanalytical Chemist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Biosciences Division, specializing in biological mass spectrometry and systems biology. He leads the Secure Ecosystem Engineering and Design (SEED) project, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy to advance plant and microbial engineering for environmental applications.

Research Interests: Dr. Abraham develops high-throughput mass spectrometry methods to study plant-microbe interactions, systems biology, and computational modeling of biological networks. His work integrates genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics to understand biological systems under changing conditions.

Recent Publications: His latest work focuses on synthetic biology for plant-microbe engineering, quorum sensing in microbial communities, CRISPRi applications, and plant RNA imaging. Articles span journals like Plant, Cell & Environment, BioDesign Research, and mSphere, reflecting interdisciplinary approaches to biosystem design.