Mikael Elias

Mikael Elias
Research Fellow
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics
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[email protected]
Elias Lab
Education
  • B.S. Université de Lorraine (France)
  • M.S. Université de Lorraine (France)
  • Ph.D. Université Aix-Marseille (France)

Areas of Interest

Zebra mussels

Biography

Dr. Mikael Elias received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Université de Lorraine (France) and his Ph.D. degree from Université Aix-Marseille (France). He joined the Weizmann Institute of Science as a Postdoctoral Fellow, where he worked as a Visiting Scientist and later as a Marie Curie Fellow. Since 2014, he has been an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota. His research lies at the interface of biology and chemistry. He studies the structure, function and evolution of proteins and enzymes in particular. His scope of studies extends to microbiology with an emphasis on microbial chemical languages. With the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center, he is evaluating enzymatic coatings to suppress zebra mussel populations.

Research

Enzyme-Based Coatings for Sustainable AIS and Biofouling Control

Select Publications

Jacobson, R., Castonguay, C., & Elias, M. H. (2025). Durable formulations of quorum quenching enzymes. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 27435. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-12623-1
 
Huang, S., Bergonzi, C., Smith, S., Hicks, R. E., & Elias, M. H. (2023). Field testing of an enzymatic quorum quencher coating additive to reduce biocorrosion of steel. Microbiology Spectrum, 11(5). Scopus. https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.05178-22
 
Siqian Huang, Celine Bergonzi, Sherry Smith, Randall E. Hicks, & Mikael H. Elias. (2022). Field testing of an enzymatic quorum quencher coating additive to reduce biocorrosion of steel. bioRxiv, 2022.12.02.518914. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.02.518914