https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/carson-billingsley/index.htmlAbout me Carson Billingsley is thrilled to be an active biomanufacturer at full scale! He is a 2024 graduate of the UC Berkeley M.Eng in Bioengineering, concentrating in Synthetic Biology. Carson currently works as a Process Engineer at Novonesis, the world’s largest industrial manufacturing company, where he helps streamline the biomanufacturing of enzymes that support consumer products and make industrial and agricultural processes more sustainable and efficient. Previously at Novonesis, Carson worked in strategy and public affairs, focusing on strengthening Novonesis’s external partnerships and positioning. Right after graduate school, Carson worked as a Policy Analyst with the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology in Washington D.C. (referenced by David in Lecture #1!), helping to develop legislative recommendations for a final report for Congress regarding U.S. biotechnology leadership and investment. Carson also holds a Biotechnology Bachelor of Science from Indiana University.Hugoenhttps://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/carson-billingsley/week-01-hw-project-ideas/index.htmlMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/carson-billingsley/week-01-hw-project-ideas/index.htmlSource: ChatGPT #1 Imagine that you are at your favorite Italian restaurant, eating your favorite spaghetti bolognese dinner. You are twirling your spoon in the dish, gearing ready for liftoff onto Planet Tastebuds, for what you believe will be one of the best looking bites of the evening. However, one conspicuously lodged noodle stands in the way between you and sensory satisfaction. You think logically to yourself, “Hey, I may have noodle-looking arms, but I’m stronger than an actual noodle”, and you give the tiniest tug possible, immediately dominating your foe, unlodging the foe, and paving the wave for a clear destruction of the foe via tongue and teeth. After you have finished chewing the last bit of the bite, sighing to yourself with happiness, you look down for the next bite, and find yourself utterly shocked at what beholds you on your new white shirt. In the end, despite your seemingly overpowering, simple maneuver to conquer the noodle, it ended up getting the last laugh: tiny red dots scatter the white canvas, and the heinous horrors of the tomato stain have struck you again.https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/carson-billingsley/week-02-hw-dna-design/index.htmlMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/carson-billingsley/week-02-hw-dna-design/index.htmlPart 0: Set up in Kernel Repo is titled CBillingsley. My homework folder is titled Billingsley-HTGAA_Project. Part 1: Define your expression target The molecules that I am expressing are 5 separate enzymes: protease, amylase, lipase, cellulase, and pectinase. The sequences will come from the UnitProt database, with the ID numbers listed in the answer to part 2. The chassis is a cell-free system, derived from an E. coli cell lysate. The end product will ultimately be an application of the direct cell-free reaction, so the product(s) do not need to be secreted or targeted anywhere other than the traditional mixture.https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/carson-billingsley/week-03-hw-cell-free/index.htmlMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/carson-billingsley/week-03-hw-cell-free/index.htmlQUESTION 1: Why does the concentration of potassium glutamate and magnesium glutamate differ between compositions? Which is more sensitive? K-Glu supports the general conductive/ionic environment of the cell-free lysate, which has a direct effect on ribosome, enzyme, and protein–nucleic acid binding (ex. transcription) function. The concentration range for effectiveness is broad. Mg-Glu supplies magnesium ions that directly bind to ribosomes, tRNAs, TX/TL enzymes, and ATP/NTPs. Mg-Glu concentration is highly sensitive, and this concentration is far more sensitive.https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/carson-billingsley/final-project/index.htmlMon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://pages.htgaa.org/2026b/carson-billingsley/final-project/index.html