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Last published 2025
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Robert Beitle

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Sr. Assoc Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, Director of Research Integrity and Compliance

Also affiliated: University of Pittsburgh (1991–1993); Cornell University (2022); New York State College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (2022); University of Toledo (1999)

Faculty Researcher

18 h-index 61 pubs 1,163 cited

  • Escherichia coli
  • Chromatography, Affinity
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Green Fluorescent Proteins
  • Metals
  • Fermentation
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Biotechnology
  • Proteins
  • Escherichia coli Proteins
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Plasmids
  • Recombinant Fusion Proteins
  • Batch Cell Culture Techniques
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Robert Beitle's research focuses on the development of novel materials and methodologies for biomolecule separation and purification, with applications in biomanufacturing and biotechnology. His work has explored the use of advanced materials, such as cationic covalent organic frameworks and metal-organic frameworks, for efficient adsorptive separation of biomolecules, including proteins.

Beitle has also investigated the design and computational elucidation of recombinant fusion proteins for applications in peptide-directed nanoparticle synthesis. This includes studying the effects of these proteins on nanoparticle formation and exploring methods to improve catalytic reactions through immobilized metal affinity purification. He has received significant funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his role as Co-PI on the "RII Track-2 FEC: Membrane Purification Platform for Continuous Biomanufacturing of Viral Vectors and Virus-like Particles in Arkansas and Beyond" project, totaling $5,999,758.

His scholarly output includes publications on these topics, alongside work related to engineering education and innovative teaching methods. Beitle's research interests are further reflected in his h-index of 18, with 61 total publications and 1,156 citations. He has collaborated with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Hazim Aljewari, James Losey, Mahmoud Moradi, and Adithya Polasa.

Metrics

  • h-index: 18
  • Publications: 61
  • Citations: 1,163

Selected Publications

  • "Participation in WERC, an Alternative Capstone Design Experience" (2025)
  • Improved Catalytic Reaction of Biotemplated Palladium Nanoparticles through Immobilized Metal Affinity Purification (2023)
    Advances in Nanoparticles DOI OpenAlex
  • Cationic Covalent Organic Framework as an Ion Exchange Material for Efficient Adsorptive Separation of Biomolecules (2021)
    ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 43 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Computational Elucidation of Recombinant Fusion Protein Effect on Peptide-Directed Nanoparticles (2021)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Front Cover: Recombinant Peptide Fusion Protein‐Templated Palladium Nanoparticles for Suzuki‐Miyaura and Stille Coupling Reactions (ChemCatChem 11/2020) (2020)
    ChemCatChem DOI OpenAlex
  • Recombinant Peptide Fusion Protein‐Templated Palladium Nanoparticles for Suzuki‐Miyaura and Stille Coupling Reactions (2020)
    ChemCatChem 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Recombinant peptide fusion construction for protein‐templated catalytic palladium nanoparticles (2020)
    Biotechnology Progress 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Covalent Organic Frameworks for the Capture, Fixation, or Reduction of CO2 (2019)
    Frontiers in Energy Research 150 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Recombinant peptide fusion proteins enable palladium nanoparticle growth (2019)
    Materials Letters 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Development of a novel engineered E. coli host cell line platform with improved column capacity performance for ion-exchange chromatography (2017)
    Protein Expression and Purification 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Permeability enhancement of <i>Escherichia coli</i> by single‐walled carbon nanotube treatment (2017)
    Biotechnology Progress 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Production of an anti‐<i>Candida</i> peptide via fed batch and ion exchange chromatography (2016)
    Biotechnology Progress 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Bio‐based extraction and stabilization of anthocyanins (2016)
    Biotechnology Progress 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Alternate carbohydrate and nontraditional inducer leads to increased productivity of a collagen binding domain fusion protein via fed-batch fermentation (2016)
    Journal of Biotechnology 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Expression of a collagen‐binding domain fusion protein: Effect of amino acid supplementation, inducer type, and culture conditions (2015)
    Biotechnology Progress 14 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 1 $5,999,758 total

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