https://pages.htgaa.org/2026a/anushree-goel/homework/index.htmlWeekly homework submissions: Week 1 HW: Principles and PracticesHugoenhttps://pages.htgaa.org/2026a/anushree-goel/homework/week-01-hw-principles-and-practices/index.htmlMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://pages.htgaa.org/2026a/anushree-goel/homework/week-01-hw-principles-and-practices/index.htmlA synthetic biology platform that programs mushroom mycelium as a controllable biofactory to produce tunable, nano-engineered chitin–β-glucan polymers for regenerative packaging and materials. Biological engineering application I want to develop I want to develop a synthetic biology–enabled fungal biomanufacturing platform, inspired directly by my work with Nanoshroom, that engineers mushrooms not just as a growth substrate but as programmable biological factories. The application focuses on producing standardized, high-performance chitin–β-glucan polymers that can replace petroleum plastics and forest-derived materials in packaging and other material systems.