Barstow Research Team

Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University

Publications

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  • ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0003-2218-6152

  • J.L. Adair, M. Pecchi, B. Barstow, J.L. Goldfarb, “Upcycling Residual Carbon in Hydrothermal Processing Wastewater to Cultivate Gluconobacter oxydans”, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (2025). Web.

  • S.R. Khan, M.M. Khan, K. Srivastiva, H. Jin, L. Plante, J.J. Lee, B. Barstow, D. Reed, R. Sierra-Alvarez, “Sustainable recovery of critical metals from spent lithium-ion batteries through gluconic acid-based bioleaching: Techno-economic analysis, life cycle assessment and process optimization”, Chemical Engineering Journal (2025). Web.

  • L. Plante, J.D. Klug, J.J. Lee, A. Hornby, J. Adair, S. Marecos, M.C. Reid, E. Gazel, B. Barstow, "Cross-species Comparison of Ultramafic Rock Bio-accelerated Weathering Performance". Scientific Reports (2025). Web, Preprint.

  • J.B. Balta, M.E. Holycross, B. Barstow, E. Gazel, “Co-generation of NaREE(MoO4)2 and REEPO4 in multiple habits by solid-flux crystal growth”, In Review (2024).

  • M.G Alaman-Zarate, B.J. Rady, C.A. Evans, B. Pian, D. Greetham, S. Marecos, M.J. Dickman, A.L. Lovering, B. Barstow, S. Mesnage, "Unusual 1-3 peptidoglycan cross-links in Acetobacteriaceae are made by L,D-transpeptidases with a catalytic domain distantly related to YkuD domains", Journal of Biological Chemisry (2023). Web, Preprint.

  • M. Suri, F. Salimijazi, J.C. Crowley, B. Fu, P. Chen, W.R. Zipfel, B. Barstow, T. Hanrath, “Spatially resolved charge transfer kinetics at the quantum dot-microbe interface using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy”, PNAS (2025). Web.

  • J. J. Lee, L. Plante, B. Pian, S. Marecos, S. Medin, J.D. Klug, M.C. Reid, G. Gadikota, E. Gazel, B. Barstow, “Bio-Accelerated Weathering of Ultramafic Minerals with Gluconobacter oxydans”, Scientific Reports (2025). Web, Preprint.

  • S. Marecos, B. Pian, S. Medin, A.M. Schmitz, M.Wu, J.B. Balta, E. Gazel, M. Holycross, M.C. Reid, B. Barstow, “Direct Genome-Scale Screening of Gluconobacter oxydans B58 for Rare Earth Element Bioleaching”, Communications Biology (2025). Web, Preprint.

  • C. Anderson, S. Medin, J. Adair, B. Demopoulos, E. Eneli, C. Kuelbs, J. Lee, T.J. Sheppard, D. Sinar, Z. Thurston, M. Xu, K. Zhang, B. Barstow, "Constraints on Lanthanide Separation by Selective Biosorption", iScience (2025). Web, Preprint.

  • S. Medin, A. Dressel, D.A. Specht, T.J. Sheppard, M.E. Holycross, M.C. Reid, E. Gazel, M. Wu, B. Barstow, “Multiple Rounds of in vivo Random Mutagenesis and Selection in Vibrio natriegens Result in Substantial Increases in REE Binding Capacity”, ACS Synthetic Biology (2023). Web.

  • D.A. Specht, T.J. Sheppard, F. Kennedy, S. Li, G. Gadikota, B. Barstow, “Efficient Natural Plasmid Transformation of Vibrio natriegens Enables Zero-capital Molecular Biology”, PNAS Nexus (2024). Web, Preprint.

  • Z.A. Pollard, M. Karod, A.M. Schmitz, B. Pian, B. Barstow, J.L. Goldfarb, “Stable and Reusable ZnO Precursor Enhances Reactive Oxygen Species to Remove Emerging Pollutants from Water”, Chemical Engineering Journal (2023). Web.

  • B. Fu, X. Mao, Y. Park, Z. Zhao, T. Yan, W. Jung, D.H. Francis, W. Li, B. Pian, F. Salimijazi, M. Suri, T. Hanrath, B. Barstow, P. Chen, “Single-cell multimodal imaging uncovers energy conversion pathways in biohybrids”, Nature Chemistry (2023). Web.

  • T.J. Sheppard, D.A. Specht, B. Barstow, “Efficiency Estimates for Electromicrobial Production of Branched Chain Hydrocarbons”, iScience (2024). Web, Preprint.

  • A.M. Schmitz, B.D. Pian, S. Marecos, M. Wu, M.E. Holycross, E. Gazel, M.C. Reid, B. Barstow, "High Efficiency Rare Earth Element Biomining with Systems Biology Guided Engineering of Gluconobacter oxydans", Communications Biology (2025). Web, Preprint.

  • S. Medin, A.M. Schmitz, B.D. Pian, M.C. Reid, M.E. Holycross, E. Gazel, M. Wu, B. Barstow, “Genomic Characterization of Rare Earth Binding by Shewanella oneidensis”, Scientific Reports (2023). Web, Preprint.

  • T.J. Sheppard, D.A. Specht, B. Barstow, "Upper Limit Efficiency Estimates for Electromicrobial Production of Drop-In Jet Fuels". Bioelectrochemistry (2023). Web, Preprint.

  • S. Marecos, R. Brigham, A. Dressel, L. Gaul, L. Li, K. Satish, I. Tjokorda, J. Zheng, A.M. Schmitz, B. Barstow, "Practical and Thermodynamic Constraints on Electromicrobially-Accelerated CO2 Mineralization". iScience (2022). Web, Preprint.

  • L. Wise, K. Randolph, S. Marecos, E. Nshimyumukiza, M. Hassan, J. Strouse, B. Barstow, “Constraints on the Efficiency of Electromicrobial Protein Production”. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (2022). Web, Preprint.

  • A.M. Schmitz, B. Pian, S. Medin, M. Reid, M. Wu, E. Gazel, B. Barstow, "Gluconobacter oxydans Knockout Collection Finds Improved Rare Earth Element Extraction", Nature Communications (2021). Web, Preprint.

  • A. Rowe*, F. Salimijazi*, L. Trutschel*, J. Sackett, O. Adesina, I.A. Anzai, L.H. Kugelmass, M. Baym, B. Barstow, "Identification of a Pathway for Electron Uptake in Shewanella oneidensis", Communications Biology 4, 957 (2021). Web, Preprint. *Equal attribution.

  • F. Salimijazi, J. Kim, R. Grenville, A. Bocarsly, B. Barstow, “Constraints on the Efficiency of Engineered Electromicrobial Production”, Joule 4: 1-30 (2020). Web, Preprint.

  • F. Salimijazi, E.A. Parra, B. Barstow, “Electrical Energy Storage with Engineered Biological Systems”, Journal of Biological Engineering, 13:38 (2019). Web, Preprint.

  • I.A. Anzai, L. Shaket, O. Adesina, M. Baym, B. Barstow, “Knockout Sudoku, a method for rapidly curating gene disruption collections”, Nature Protocols 12, 2110–2137 (2017). Web, Preprint.

  • O. Adesina, I.A. Anzai, J.L. Avalos, B. Barstow, “Embracing Biological Solutions to the Sustainable Energy Challenge”, Chem, 2(1): 20-51 (2017). Web. Invited review.

  • M. Baym, L. Shaket, I.A. Anzai, O. Adesina, B. Barstow, “Rapid Construction of a Whole-genome Transposon Insertion Collection for Shewanella oneidensis by Knockout Sudoku”, Nature Communications 7, 13270 (2016). Web, Preprint.

  • B. Barstow, “Molecular Mechanisms for the Biological Storage of Renewable Energy”, Advanced Science, Engineering and Medicine, 7(12): 1066-1081 (2015). Web, Preprint. Invited review.

  • N. Ando* and B. Barstow*, “High hydrostatic pressure effects on proteins: Fluorescence studies”, Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry, eds R.A. Meyers, John Wiley, Chichester (2011). Web. *Equal attribution, Invited review.

  • B. Barstow, C.M. Agapakis, P.M. Boyle, G. Grandl, P.A. Silver and E.H. Wintermute, “A Synthetic System Links FeFe-hydrogenases to Essential E. coli Sulfur Metabolism”, Journal of Biological Engineering, 5(1), 7, doi:10.1186/1754-1611-5-7 (2011). Web.

  • B. Barstow, N. Ando, C.U .Kim and S.M. Gruner, “Coupling of Pressure-Induced Structural Shifts to Spectral Changes in a Yellow Fluorescent Protein”, Biophysical Journal 97:1719-27 (2009). Web.

  • C.U. Kim, B. Barstow, M.W. Tate and S.M. Gruner, “Evidence for Liquid Water During the High-density to Low-density Amorphous Ice Transition”, PNAS 106:4596-4600 (2009). Web.

  • N. Ando, B. Barstow, A. Field, W.A. Baase, B.W. Matthews, S.M. Gruner, “Structural and Thermodynamic Characterization of T4 Lysozyme Mutants and the Contribution of Internal Cavities to Pressure Denaturation”, Biochemistry 47: 11097-11109 (2008). Web.

  • B. Barstow, N. Ando, C.U. Kim and S.M. Gruner, “Alteration of Citrine Structure by Hydrostatic Pressure Explains the Accompanying Spectral Shift”, PNAS 105: 13362-13366 (2008). Web. Awarded 2009 William Nichols Findley Exceptional Research Award, Cornell University.

  • H. Padamsee, B. Barstow, I. Bazarov, S. Belomestnykh, M. Liepe, V. Medjidzade, R.L. Geng, V. Shemelin, C. Sinclair, K. Smolenski, M. Tigner, and V. Vescherevich, “An Overview of the Cryomodule for the Cornell ERL Injector”, Proceedings of the European Particle Accelerator Conference, p. 491, July 5-9 (2004). PDF.

  • B. Barstow, M. Liepe and H. Padamsee, “Engineering a Light Source for the Future”, Proceedings of the 11th International Workshop on Superconducting Radio Frequency (SRF 2003), (September 8-12, 2003). [PDF](http://buzbarstow.org/resources/Barstow2003.pdf.

  • H. Padamsee, B. Barstow, I. Bazarov, S. Belomestnykh, M. Liepe, R.L. Geng, V. Shemelin, C. Sinclair, K. Smolenski, M. Tigner, and V. Veserevich, “Overview of the Cornell ERL Injector Cryomodule”, Proceedings of the 11th International Workshop on Superconducting Radio Frequency (SRF 2003), (September 8-12, 2003). PDF.

  • H. Padamsee, B. Barstow, et al., “An Overview of SRF Activities at Cornell’s Laboratory of Elementary Particle Physics”, Proceedings of the 11th International Workshop on Superconducting Radio Frequency (SRF 2003), (September 8-12, 2003).

  • M. Liepe, B. Barstow and H. Padamsee, “First Studies for a Low Temperature Higher- Order-Absorber for the Cornell ERL Prototype”, Proceedings of the 2003 Particle Accelerator Conference, May 12-16, 2003. IEEE 2: 1320-1322 (2003). PDF.

  • H. Padamsee, B. Barstow, I. Bazarov, S. Belomestnykh, M. Liepe, R.L. Geng, V. Shemelin, C. Sinclair, K. Smolenski, M. Tigner, and V. Veserevich, “Overview of the Cornell ERL Injector Cryomodule”, Proceedings of the 2003 Particle Accelerator Conference (May 12-16, 2003). IEEE, 2: 1317-1319 (2003). Web.

  • G.H. Hoffstaetter, B. Barstow, I.V. Bazarov, S. Belomestnykh, D. Bilderback, S.M. Gruner, M. Liepe, H. Padamsee, D. Sagan, V. Shemelin, C. Sinclair, R. Talman, M. Tigner, V. Veshcherevich, G.A. Krafft, and L. Merminga, “The Cornell ERL Prototype Project”, Proceedings of the 2003 Particle Accelerator Conference, May 12-16, 2003. IEEE 1: 192-194 (2003). PDF.

Patents

  1. B. Barstow, T.J. Sheppard, D.A. Specht, “Naturally Competent Vibrio natriegens Engineered as a Tool for Scalable Synthetic Biology”. US provisional application 63/681,621 (2024).

  2. B. Barstow, E. Gazel, S. Marecos, S. Medin, B. Pian, A.M. Schmitz, “Non-acid Mediated Mechanisms of Bioleaching by Gluconobacter oxydans”. US provisional application 63/653,203 (2024).

  3. B. Barstow, A. Dressel, S. Medin, M. Wu, “Evolved Strains of Vibrio natriegens with Enhanced Total Biosorption and Selectivity for Heavy Rare Earths”. US provisional application 63/598,883 (2023).

  4. B. Barstow, S. Medin, A.M. B. Pian, A.M. Schmitz. "High Efficiency, Low Environmental Impact Bio-Process for Purification of Rare Earth Elements". US provisional application 63/405,353 (2022).

  5. B. Barstow, E. Gazel, S. Medin, B. Pian, A.M. Schmitz, M. Wu, "Systems and Methods for Extracting Rare Earth Elements with Engineered Microorganisms". US provisional application 63/152,798 (2021).

  6. B. Barstow, M. Baym, L. Shaket, I.A. Anzai, and O. Adesina, "Method for isolating DNA molecules by generating a progenitor collection catalog". US Patent US11053493B2 (2021).