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Eriko Takano is a Professor of Synthetic Biology, Chemical Biology, and Biological Chemistry at the University of Manchester's Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB), Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, and Faculty of Science and Engineering. She serves as one of three directors of the EPSRC/BBSRC-funded Manchester Synthetic Biology Research Centre (SYNBIOCHEM) and holds leadership roles as Section Head of Chemical Biology and Biological Chemistry (since 2017) and Deputy Head of the Chemistry Department (since 2018). Her research focuses on engineering microbes, particularly Streptomyces, to enhance antibiotic production through synthetic biology approaches.
Education:
- Bachelor of Pharmacy (1981–1985) - Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
- PhD in Microbiology (1990–1994) - University of East Anglia, UK (John Innes Centre)
Research Interests: Synthetic biology of antibiotic production, bioinformatics (e.g., antiSMASH software), untargeted metabolomics for chassis engineering, regulatory circuits engineering via signaling molecules, and noncoding RNA-based translational control. Her work integrates systems biology and computational modeling to understand metabolic switches and antibiotic regulation in Streptomyces coelicolor.
Grants & Projects: Key funding includes UKRI, NERC, EPSRC, BBSRC, H2020, and others. Notable projects: H2020 TOPCAPI (2017–2021), SYNBIOCHEM coordination, and collaborations with institutions in Japan (Tokyo Tech, Osaka University).
Awards: Rosalind Franklin Fellowship (2006), Naito Kinen Kaigai Ryugaku Jyoseikin (1994), Lepetit Award (1993). Fellowships with the Royal Society of Biology and Royal Society of Chemistry.
Labs & Teams: Leads the Takano Group at MIB, focusing on antibiotic biosynthesis, metabolic engineering, and synthetic biology tools. Collaborates globally on initiatives like the SYNBIOCHEM Design-Build-Test-Learn pipeline and microbial metabolomics projects with Prof. E. Fukusaki in Japan.
